Synonyms for
buffalo
An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
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All Definitions for Buffalo

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1An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
2A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
3The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.).
4To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
5A large or stupid person.
6An obese person, usually a woman.
7A nickel.
8A black male.
9A looter during the Civil War.
10To hunt buffalo.
11To pistol-whip.
12A placename
13A major city, the county seat of Erie County, New York, USA
14Ery near Niagara Falls.
15A number of other places in the United States, including:
16A small city in Scott County, Iowa.
17A city, the county seat of Wright County, Minnesota.
18A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Missouri.
19A town, the county seat of Harper County, Oklahoma.
20A census-designated place in Union County, South Carolina.
21A town, the county seat of Harding County, South Dakota.
22A small city in Leon County, Texas.
23A town in Putnam County, West Virginia.
24A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, not to be confused with Buffalo City in the same county.
25A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
26A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Wyoming.
27A number of townships, including in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Buffalo Township.
28A number of places in South Africa.
29A town in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
30Ellipsis of American buffalo (“gold bullion coin”). [Bison bison
31Synonym of American bison.]
32Ellipsis of buffalo robe. [(US, historical) A cured bison hide, with the hair left on, used as a blanket or wrap.]
33Ellipsis of Buffalo City. [A metropolitan municipality in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.]
34Ellipsis of Buffalo County. [One of 93 counties in Nebraska, United States. County seat: Kearney, named for the once-prevalent buffalo herds.]
35Ellipsis of Buffalo River. [A river in Victoria, Australia, which joins the Ovens River.]
36Ellipsis of Buffalo Township.

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