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buffalo

1. buf.fa.lo \'b*f-*-.lo-\ n or buffalo or buffaloes [It bufalo & Sp 
   bu`falo, fr. LL bufalus, alter. of L buba] pl lus, fr. Gk boubalos African 
   gazelle, irreg. fr. bous head of cattle : any of several wild oxen : as  : 
   WATER BUFFALO  : any of a genus (Bison); esp : a large shaggy-maned No. Am 
   erican wild ox (B. bison) with short horns and heavy forequarters with a 
   large muscular hump
2. buffalo vt : BEWILDER, BAFFLE, OVERAWE