American buffalo

/əˌmɛrəkən ˌbʌf(ə)ˈloʊ/
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Other forms: American buffaloes

Definitions of American buffalo
  1. noun
    large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
    synonyms: American bison, Bison bison, buffalo
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    type of:
    bison
    any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
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