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   Buf·fa·lo

   /ˈbəf(ə)ˌlō/

   

   noun

   • 1. a heavily built wild ox with backswept horns, found mainly in the Old World tropics.
   • 2. the North American bison.
   • 3. a large grayish-olive freshwater fish with thick lips, common in North America.

   verb

   • 1. overawe or intimidate (someone): informal North American "she didn't like being buffaloed"
   • ▪ baffle (someone): informal North American "the problem has buffaloed the advertising staff"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: probably from Portuguese bufalo, from late Latin bufalus, from earlier bubalus, from Greek boubalos ‘antelope, wild ox’.

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › buffalo_1buffalo noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   a large animal of the cow family. There are two types of buffalo, the African and the Asian, which has wide, curved horns. see water buffalo. Definition of buffalo noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   a North American bison (= a large wild animal of the cow family that is covered with hair) Topics Animals c2. Definition of buffalo noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › buffalobuffalo | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   buffalo. noun [ C ] uk / ˈbʌf ə ləʊ / us plural buffaloes | buffalo. Add to word list. Add to word list. a large, wild animal, like a cow with horns: a herd of wild buffalo. (Definition of buffalo from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   noun [ C ] uk / ˈbʌf ə ləʊ / us plural buffaloes | buffalo. Add to word list. a large, wild animal, like a cow with horns: a herd of wild buffalo. (Definition of buffalo from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of buffalo. in Chinese (Traditional) 水牛, 野牛… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 水牛, 野牛… See more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUFFALO definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   May 22, 2024 · buffalo. (bʌfəloʊ ) Word forms: plural buffaloes or buffalo. 1. countable noun. A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa. 2. countable noun. A buffalo is the same as a water buffalo . 3. countable noun.

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   Buffalo definition, any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. See more.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › buffalo_n1buffalo, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   Factsheet. What does the noun buffalo mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun buffalo. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. buffalo has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. animals (late 1500s) fish (late 1700s) costume (1840s) textiles (1870s) Entry status.