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proper noun
- A city in New York State, very near Niagara Falls.
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noun (buffaloes, pl2=buffalos, pl3=buffalo)
- Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape Buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Buabalus bubalis.
- A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
- A buffalo robe.
- The buffalo fish.
verb (buffaloes, buffaloing, buffaloed)
- (transitive) To hunt buffalo.
- (context, US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
- (archaic, transitive) To pistol-whip.
Etymology: Portuguese bífalo
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