buffalo
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- noun
- /ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/
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búfalo
- The rice-giver has his highest moment of prestige at the water buffalo feast.
- water buffalo
- buffalo horns
- buffalo into the bridewealth
And so somebody needs to be the mediator between the Buffalo and the human beings.
- And so somebody needs to be the mediator between the Buffalo and the human beings.
- And I wanted a huge Buffalo.
- Jeez, even with my wide angle lens can catch how close we are to these Buffalo.
- And a bull moose is a formidable animal, but it's nothing like a Cape Buffalo.
- So he does the Buffalo butter and it's fine.
Examples
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There was these little white birds, used to follow the water buffalo around.
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Well, it must have been the size of a water buffalo.
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Maybe you start off with the water buffalo?
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We should get a water buffalo.
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My car just hit a water buffalo.
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I sponsor a water buffalo in the Philippines.
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The water buffalo didn't like us either.
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People milking their buffalo, going about their daily chores.
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At the wedding feast, two water buffalo, part of the bridewealth, are slaughtered for the guests.
Academic text (1993) -
In the fields of India, farmers often rely on the water buffalo for their plowing and irrigation needs.
Synonyms
Large wild animals like the water buffalo or Cape buffalo that live in Africa and Asia
Compounds
A traveling American show from the 1880s that showed horse riding, shooting and frontier life
- South African
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A large wild animal from Africa with thick curved horns that can be dangerous
A large freshwater fish with a thick body and wide mouth that lives in the lower Mississippi River basin
A small beetle with black, red and white marks that eats carpets and other fabric
A plant with three small round leaves that grows in grasslands and can be poisonous to farm animals
- Specialized
A shrub that attaches to hemlock roots and has small green flowers and soft fruits
- Specialized
A large, shaggy brown bison that lives on the North American plains
- Indian
Large wild animals like the water buffalo or Cape buffalo that live in Africa and Asia
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buffalo comes from the old word bubalus meaning 'wild ox', and European visitors used it for large horned cattle in Africa and Asia, which is why animals like the water buffalo and Cape buffalo share the name.