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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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. zool. any species of wild ox.
      1913 webster

   4. zool. the bison of north america.
      1913 webster

   5. a buffalo robe. see buffalo robe, below.
      1913 webster

   6. zool. the buffalo fish. see buffalofish, below.
      1913 webster

   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 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cod \cod\, n. cf. g. gadde, and in heligoland gadden, l.
   gadus merlangus. zool.
   an important edible fish gadus morrhua, taken in immense
   numbers on the northern coasts of europe and america. it is
   especially abundant and large on the grand bank of
   newfoundland. it is salted and dried in large quantities.
   1913 webster

   note: there are several varieties; as shore cod, from
         shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
         rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
         dark brown or mottled with red. the tomcod is a
         distinct species of small size. the bastard, blue,
         buffalo, or cultus cod of the pacific coast belongs
         to a distinct family. see buffalo cod, under
         buffalo.
         1913 webster

   cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.

   cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
      --mcelrath.
      1913 webster
see also:
gadus morrhua shore cod bank cod rock cod tomcod bastard 
blue buffalo cultus cod buffalo cod buffalo 
cod fishery cod line 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
buffalo
     n 1: large shaggy-haired brown bison of north american plains
          syn: american bison, american buffalo, bison bison
     2: a city on lake erie in western new york near niagara falls
     3: meat from an american bison
     4: any of several old world animals resembling oxen including,
        e.g., water buffalo; cape buffalo syn: old world buffalo
     v : intimidate or overawe
     also: buffaloes pl
see also:
american bison american buffalo bison bison old world buffalo buffaloes 
[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
71 moby thesaurus words for "buffalo":
   brahman, indian buffalo, addle, amaze, aurochs, baffle, balk,
   bamboozle, beat, beef, beef cattle, beeves, bilk, bison, boggle,
   bossy, bovine, bovine animal, bull, bullock, calf, carabao, cattle,
   circumvent, confound, cow, critter, dairy cattle, dairy cow, dash,
   daze, disappoint, dogie, floor, foil, fuddle, get, heifer,
   hornless cow, keep in suspense, kine, leppy, lick, maverick, maze,
   milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker, muddle, muley cow,
   muley head, musk-ox, mystify, neat, nonplus, ox, oxen, perplex,
   puzzle, ruin, steer, stick, stirk, stot, stump, throw, wisent, yak,
   yearling, zebu




[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
buffalo, ia city, fips 9235
  location: 41.46025 n, 90.71819 w
  population 1990: 1260 459 housing units
  area: 14.2 sq km land, 0.1 sq km water
buffalo, il village, fips 9434
  location: 39.84949 n, 89.40895 w
  population 1990: 503 200 housing units
  area: 1.0 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
buffalo, ks city, fips 9150
  location: 37.70861 n, 95.69669 w
  population 1990: 293 154 housing units
  area: 0.9 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 66717
buffalo, ky
  zip codes: 42716
buffalo, mn city, fips 8452
  location: 45.17698 n, 93.86854 w
  population 1990: 6856 2608 housing units
  area: 10.3 sq km land, 3.2 sq km water
  zip codes: 55313
buffalo, mo city, fips 9514
  location: 37.64428 n, 93.09434 w
  population 1990: 2414 1167 housing units
  area: 4.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 65622
buffalo, mt
  zip codes: 59418
buffalo, nd city, fips 10420
  location: 46.92143 n, 97.55029 w
  population 1990: 204 108 housing units
  area: 0.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 58011
buffalo, ny city, fips 11000
  location: 42.88980 n, 78.85968 w
  population 1990: 328123 151971 housing units
  area: 105.2 sq km land, 30.8 sq km water
  zip codes: 14201, 14202, 14203, 14204, 14206, 14207, 14208, 14209, 14210, 14211, 14212, 14213, 14214, 14215, 14216, 14220, 14222, 14223
buffalo, ok town, fips 9850
  location: 36.83491 n, 99.62765 w
  population 1990: 1312 655 housing units
  area: 2.0 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
buffalo, sc cdp, fips 10090
  location: 34.72426 n, 81.68348 w
  population 1990: 1569 648 housing units
  area: 9.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 29321
buffalo, sd town, fips 8140
  location: 45.58609 n, 103.54301 w
  population 1990: 488 240 housing units
  area: 1.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 57720
buffalo, tx city, fips 11116
  location: 31.46123 n, 96.06278 w
  population 1990: 1555 750 housing units
  area: 9.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
buffalo, wi city, fips 11000
  location: 44.22352 n, 91.86936 w
  population 1990: 915 447 housing units
  area: 5.2 sq km land, 10.1 sq km water
buffalo, wv town, fips 11284
  location: 38.61317 n, 81.98130 w
  population 1990: 969 415 housing units
  area: 3.0 sq km land, 0.6 sq km water
  zip codes: 25033
buffalo, wy city, fips 10685
  location: 44.34228 n, 106.71744 w
  population 1990: 3302 1627 housing units
  area: 8.3 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 82834

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
buffalo -- u.s. county in nebraska
   population 2000:    42259
   housing units 2000: 16830
   land area 2000:     967.994027 sq. miles 2507.092913 sq. km
   water area 2000:    7.276084 sq. miles 18.844970 sq. km
   total area 2000:    975.270111 sq. miles 2525.937883 sq. km
   located within:       nebraska ne, fips 31
   location:             40.790062 n, 99.069182 w
   headwords:
    buffalo
    buffalo, ne
    buffalo county
    buffalo county, ne


[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
buffalo -- u.s. county in south dakota
   population 2000:    2032
   housing units 2000: 602
   land area 2000:     470.593646 sq. miles 1218.831895 sq. km
   water area 2000:    16.834714 sq. miles 43.601707 sq. km
   total area 2000:    487.428360 sq. miles 1262.433602 sq. km
   located within:       south dakota sd, fips 46
   location:             44.047466 n, 99.271746 w
   headwords:
    buffalo
    buffalo, sd
    buffalo county
    buffalo county, sd


[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
buffalo -- u.s. county in wisconsin
   population 2000:    13804
   housing units 2000: 6098
   land area 2000:     684.472690 sq. miles 1772.776054 sq. km
   water area 2000:    25.111180 sq. miles 65.037656 sq. km
   total area 2000:    709.583870 sq. miles 1837.813710 sq. km
   located within:       wisconsin wi, fips 55
   location:             44.376620 n, 91.753095 w
   headwords:
    buffalo
    buffalo, wi
    buffalo county
    buffalo county, wi


[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, wy -- u.s. city in wyoming
   population 2000:    3900
   housing units 2000: 1842
   land area 2000:     3.529980 sq. miles 9.142606 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    3.529980 sq. miles 9.142606 sq. km
   fips code:            10685
   located within:       wyoming wy, fips 56
   location:             44.347479 n, 106.701222 w
   zip codes 1990:     82834
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, wy
    buffalo


[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, ny -- u.s. city in new york
   population 2000:    292648
   housing units 2000: 145574
   land area 2000:     40.612899 sq. miles 105.186922 sq. km
   water area 2000:    11.900424 sq. miles 30.821956 sq. km
   total area 2000:    52.513323 sq. miles 136.008878 sq. km
   fips code:            11000
   located within:       new york ny, fips 36
   location:             42.904657 n, 78.849405 w
   zip codes 1990:     14201 14202 14203 14204 14206 14207
                         14208 14209 14210 14211 14212 14213
                         14214 14215 14216 14220 14222 14223
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, ny
    buffalo


[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, nd -- u.s. city in north dakota
   population 2000:    209
   housing units 2000: 105
   land area 2000:     0.247011 sq. miles 0.639755 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.247011 sq. miles 0.639755 sq. km
   fips code:            10420
   located within:       north dakota nd, fips 38
   location:             46.920341 n, 97.550787 w
   zip codes 1990:     58011
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, nd
    buffalo


[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, il -- u.s. village in illinois
   population 2000:    491
   housing units 2000: 208
   land area 2000:     0.368562 sq. miles 0.954570 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.368562 sq. miles 0.954570 sq. km
   fips code:            09434
   located within:       illinois il, fips 17
   location:             39.851779 n, 89.409044 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, il
    buffalo


[13] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, ok -- u.s. town in oklahoma
   population 2000:    1200
   housing units 2000: 599
   land area 2000:     0.798702 sq. miles 2.068629 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.798702 sq. miles 2.068629 sq. km
   fips code:            09850
   located within:       oklahoma ok, fips 40
   location:             36.836861 n, 99.628934 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, ok
    buffalo


[14] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, in -- u.s. census designated place in indiana
   population 2000:    672
   housing units 2000: 585
   land area 2000:     2.385245 sq. miles 6.177756 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.164032 sq. miles 0.424841 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.549277 sq. miles 6.602597 sq. km
   fips code:            08992
   located within:       indiana in, fips 18
   location:             40.885501 n, 86.740858 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, in
    buffalo


[15] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, ia -- u.s. city in iowa
   population 2000:    1321
   housing units 2000: 516
   land area 2000:     6.017258 sq. miles 15.584627 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.033269 sq. miles 0.086166 sq. km
   total area 2000:    6.050527 sq. miles 15.670793 sq. km
   fips code:            09235
   located within:       iowa ia, fips 19
   location:             41.459231 n, 90.721244 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, ia
    buffalo


[16] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, ks -- u.s. city in kansas
   population 2000:    284
   housing units 2000: 133
   land area 2000:     0.346049 sq. miles 0.896263 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.346049 sq. miles 0.896263 sq. km
   fips code:            09150
   located within:       kansas ks, fips 20
   location:             37.709569 n, 95.696967 w
   zip codes 1990:     66717
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, ks
    buffalo


[17] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, sc -- u.s. census designated place in south carolina
   population 2000:    1426
   housing units 2000: 659
   land area 2000:     4.014434 sq. miles 10.397337 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    4.014434 sq. miles 10.397337 sq. km
   fips code:            10090
   located within:       south carolina sc, fips 45
   location:             34.723115 n, 81.677454 w
   zip codes 1990:     29321
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, sc
    buffalo


[18] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, sd -- u.s. town in south dakota
   population 2000:    380
   housing units 2000: 243
   land area 2000:     0.547879 sq. miles 1.419000 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.547879 sq. miles 1.419000 sq. km
   fips code:            08140
   located within:       south dakota sd, fips 46
   location:             45.584845 n, 103.545001 w
   zip codes 1990:     57720
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, sd
    buffalo


[19] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, tx -- u.s. city in texas
   population 2000:    1804
   housing units 2000: 815
   land area 2000:     4.020092 sq. miles 10.411989 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.018304 sq. miles 0.047408 sq. km
   total area 2000:    4.038396 sq. miles 10.459397 sq. km
   fips code:            11116
   located within:       texas tx, fips 48
   location:             31.461402 n, 96.063024 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, tx
    buffalo


[20] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, mn -- u.s. city in minnesota
   population 2000:    10097
   housing units 2000: 3871
   land area 2000:     6.025051 sq. miles 15.604811 sq. km
   water area 2000:    1.769287 sq. miles 4.582431 sq. km
   total area 2000:    7.794338 sq. miles 20.187242 sq. km
   fips code:            08452
   located within:       minnesota mn, fips 27
   location:             45.183227 n, 93.865463 w
   zip codes 1990:     55313
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, mn
    buffalo


[21] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, wv -- u.s. town in west virginia
   population 2000:    1171
   housing units 2000: 559
   land area 2000:     1.413650 sq. miles 3.661336 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.237874 sq. miles 0.616090 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.651524 sq. miles 4.277426 sq. km
   fips code:            11284
   located within:       west virginia wv, fips 54
   location:             38.616994 n, 81.979938 w
   zip codes 1990:     25033
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, wv
    buffalo


[22] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
buffalo, mo -- u.s. city in missouri
   population 2000:    2781
   housing units 2000: 1367
   land area 2000:     2.198167 sq. miles 5.693226 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.198167 sq. miles 5.693226 sq. km
   fips code:            09514
   located within:       missouri mo, fips 29
   location:             37.643582 n, 93.094529 w
   zip codes 1990:     65622
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    buffalo, mo
    buffalo



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