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buf·fa·lo
 buffalo
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- pronunciation:
- buh
f
lo
- features:
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noun |
| inflections: |
buffalo, buffaloes, buffalos |
| definition 1: |
A buffalo is a large animal that is a member of the same animal family as the cow. It has a large body, horns, and hooves. Different kinds of buffaloes live in Africa and Asia. In North America, there is an animal that people call a buffalo, but the true name of this animal in biology is "American bison."
You would be pretty scared if you were being chased by a buffalo!
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| definition 2: |
In the United States, people use the word "buffalo" for the animal whose scientific name is "American bison." This "buffalo" is a large animal with hooves and horns that lives mostly in the western states.
Buffaloes used to roam the plains of the west in large numbers. There are many fewer buffaloes now. |
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