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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
buffalo \buf"falo\, n.; pl. buffaloes. sp. bufalo cf. it.
bufalo, f. buffle, fr. l. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
african stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. see cow the animal, and cf.
buff the color, and bubale.
1. zool. a species of the genus bos or bubalus
bubalus bubalus, originally from india, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
it is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
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2. zool. a very large and savage species of the same genus
syncerus caffer syn. bubalus caffer found in south
africa; -- called also cape buffalo.
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3. zool. any species of wild ox.
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4. zool. the bison of north america.
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5. a buffalo robe. see buffalo robe, below.
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6. zool. the buffalo fish. see buffalofish, below.
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buffalo berry bot., a shrub of the upper missouri
sherherdia argentea with acid edible red berries.
buffalo bird zool., an african bird of the genus
buphaga, of two species. these birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. see under carpet.
buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. u.s.
buffalo clover bot., a kind of clover trifolium
reflexum and trifoliumsoloniferum found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the american bison.
buffalo cod zool., a large, edible, marine fish
ophiodon elongatus of the northern pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
buffalo fly, or buffalo gnat zool., a small dipterous
insect of the genus simulium, allied to the black fly of
the north. it is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. in europe the columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.
buffalo grass bot., a species of short, sweet grass
buchlo"e dactyloides, from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. u.s.
buffalo nut bot., the oily and drupelike fruit of an
american shrub pyrularia oleifera; also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of north america,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
1913 webster buffalofish
see also:
buffaloes cow buff bubale bos bubalus
bubalus bubalus syncerus caffer bubalus caffer cape buffalo buffalo robe
buffalofish buffalo berry sherherdia argentea buffalo bird buphaga
buffalo bug carpet buffalo chips buffalo clover trifolium reflexum
trifoliumsoloniferum buffalo cod ophiodon elongatus blue cod cultus cod
buffalo fly buffalo gnat simulium buffalo grass buchlo"e dactyloides
buffalo nut pyrularia oleifera
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