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Noun: buffalo (buffalo,buffaloes,buffalos)  'bú-fu,low
  1. Any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo, Cape buffalo
    "Water buffalo wallowed in the muddy river";
    - Old World buffalo
     
  2. Large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
    "A herd of American buffalo kicked up dust as they crossed the prairie";
    - American bison, American buffalo, Bison bison
     
  3. Meat from an American bison
    "They served buffalo burgers at the Wild West-themed restaurant"
Verb: buffalo  'bú-fu,low
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Intimidate or overawe
    "The aggressive tactics buffaloed the newcomers"
Noun: Buffalo  'bú-fu,low
  1. A city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)

Derived forms: buffaloed, buffalo, buffalos, buffaloing, buffaloes

Type of: bison, bovid, city, cow, game, metropolis, overawe, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Bovidae, Empire State, family Bovidae, genus Bison, N.Y., New York, New York State, NY

Encyclopedia: Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Railroad