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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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