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NOUN (4)

1. large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains;
[syn: American bison, American buffalo, 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, buffalo]


VERB (1)

1. intimidate or overawe;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, 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
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

buffalo n 1: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains [syn: American bison, American buffalo, 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, buffalo] v 1: intimidate or overawe
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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