buffalo5 definitions found buffalo - 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 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] buffalo - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) : 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 buffalo - 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 code(s): 66717 Buffalo, KY Zip code(s): 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 code(s): 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 code(s): 65622 Buffalo, MT Zip code(s): 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 code(s): 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 code(s): 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 code(s): 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 code(s): 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 code(s): 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 code(s): 82834 buffalo - 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 |