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A '''buffalo''' is one of several species of [[bovine]]. It includes:
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* members of the Asian genus ''[[Bubalus]]'' — the [[water Buffalo]], the [[anoa]] and the [[tamaraw]] (sometimes referred to as ''true'' buffalo).
'''Buffalo''' may refer to:
* a member of the African genus ''Syncerus'' — the [[African Buffalo]] (or Cape Buffalo).
* a North American member of the genus ''[[Bison]]'' — the [[American Bison]] (or buffalo).
*See also [[White buffalo]]


==People==
== Biology ==
'''Bovines''':
*[[Black Buffalo Woman]], the first wife of Crazy Horse.
* ''[[Bubalus]]'', a genus that includes the [[Water Buffalo]]
*[[Buffalo Calf Road Woman]], Cheyenne heroine.
* ''[[Bison]]'', a genus that includes the [[American Bison]] (commonly known as the American Buffalo)
*[[Buffalo Bird Woman]], Hidatsa author.
** [[White buffalo]], bison that are white in color
*[[Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance]], impostor.
* [[African Buffalo]] (''Syncerus caffer'')
*[[Johnson W. Greybuffalo]], murderer.
'''Fish''':
* ''[[Ictiobus]]'', or buffalo fish, a genus of freshwater fish found in the Mississippi valley
* [[Freshwater Drum]] (''Aplodinotus grunniens''), also known as river buffalo, a fish endemic to North and Central America
'''Plants''':
* [[Sweet grass]] (''Hierochloe odorata''), also known as "buffalo grass"
* Buffalo bean, one of ''[[Thermopsis rhombifolia]]'' or ''[[Mucuna pruriens]]''
* Buffalo grass (''[[Buchloe dactyloides]]''), a lawn-grass substitute


== Places called Buffalo==
== People ==
* [[Buffalo Bird Woman]] (1839?–1932), Hidatsa author
'''Buffalo''' is also the name of several places in the [[United States|United States of America]]:
* [[Buffalo Bill]] (1845–1917), an American soldier, buffalo hunter and showman
*[[Buffalo, New York]], by far the most populous city named "Buffalo" and one of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the USA [http://www.nielsenmedia.com/DMAs.html]
* [[White Buffalo (chief)]] (1862­­–1929), chief of the Northern Cheyenne
*[[Buffalo, Indiana]]
*[[Buffalo, Iowa]]
* [[Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance]] (1890–1932), impostor
* [[Buffalo Bob Smith]] (1917–1998), host of the children's show Howdy Doody
*[[Buffalo, Kansas]]
* [[Johnson W. Greybuffalo]] (born 1974), murderer
*[[Buffalo, Minnesota]]
*[[Buffalo, Missouri]]
* [[Black Buffalo Woman]], the first wife of Crazy Horse
*[[Buffalo, North Dakota]]
* [[Buffalo Calf Road Woman]], Cheyenne heroine
* [[Buffalo Six]], a group of six Yemeni-Americans who were convicted of providing material support to al-Qaeda
*[[Buffalo, Oklahoma]]
*[[Buffalo, South Carolina]]
*[[Buffalo, South Dakota]]
*[[Buffalo, Texas]]
*[[Buffalo, West Virginia]]
*[[Buffalo, Wisconsin]]
**[[Buffalo, Buffalo County, Wisconsin]]
**[[Buffalo, Marquette County, Wisconsin]]
**[[Buffalo City, Wisconsin]]
*[[Buffalo, Wyoming]]
*[[Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania]]
*[[Buffalo County, Wisconsin]]
*[[Buffalo Grove, Illinois]]
*[[Buffalo City Municipality, Eastern Cape]] in South Africa
*several [[Buffalo river]]s throughout the US and one in South Africa


== Places ==
== Other things called Buffalo==
In the '''United States''':
* [[Buffalo, New York]], the second-largest city in the state of New York
* [[Buffalo, Illinois]]
* [[Buffalo, Indiana]]
* [[Buffalo, Iowa]]
* [[Buffalo, Kansas]]
* [[Buffalo, Minnesota]]
* [[Buffalo, Missouri]]
* [[Buffalo, North Dakota]]
* [[Buffalo, Oklahoma]]
* [[Buffalo, South Carolina]]
* [[Buffalo, South Dakota]]
* [[Buffalo, Texas]]
* [[Buffalo, West Virginia]]
* [[Buffalo, Marquette County, Wisconsin]]
* [[Buffalo, Wyoming]]
* [[Buffalo County, Nebraska]]
* [[Buffalo County, South Dakota]]
* [[Buffalo County, Wisconsin]]
** [[Buffalo, Buffalo County, Wisconsin]]
** [[Buffalo City, Wisconsin]]
* [[Buffalo Grove, Illinois]]
* [[Buffalo Township, Minnesota]]
* [[Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania]], one of four townships in Pennsylvania
* [[New Buffalo, Michigan]]
* [[Buffalo Gap National Grassland]], a National Grassland located in South Dakota
* [[Buffalo Bayou]], a main waterway flowing through Houston, Texas
* [[Buffalo River]] and [[Buffalo Creek]], the name of several rivers
* [[Buffalo Central Terminal]], a key railroad station from the 1920s through the 1970s
* [[Buffalo Bill's]], a hotel and casino in Primm, Nevada
In '''South Africa''':
* [[Buffalo City Local Municipality]], in the Eastern Cape Province
* [[Buffalo Park]], a cricket ground in East London, Eastern Cape Province
* [[Buffalo River (South Africa)]], which formed part of the old border between Zululand and Natal
'''Elsewhere''':
* [[Mount Buffalo National Park]], a mountain plateau in Victoria, northeast of Melbourne, Australia
* [[Calgary Buffalo]], in Alberta, Canada


== Military ==
* There is a type of [[grass]] known as "Buffalo grass".
* [[Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)]], a military vehicle that allows its operator to examine land mines safely
* The intercollegiate athletic teams of the [[University of Colorado System|University of Colorado]] are known as the Buffaloes or [http://www.cubuffs.com/ "Buffs"].
* [[Buffalo (band)|Buffalo]] is the name of a [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band.
* [[HMS Buffalo|HMS ''Buffalo'']], one of several British Royal Navy ships
* [[USS Buffalo|USS ''Buffalo'']], one of several United States Navy ships
* BUFFALO is also an acronym for ''Bit User Fast Friendly Aid to Logical Operations'', a monitor program for the [[Freescale 68HC11]] [[microcontroller]].
* [[Buffalo Soldier]], a nickname for several regiments of the United States Army
* Buffalo was at one time the proposed name for a [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] in Western [[Canada]] that would have encompassed what are now [[Alberta]] and [[Saskatchewan]], both of which emerged instead in 1905.
* Buffalo was the British name for the "[[Landing Vehicle Tracked]]", an amphibious vehicle used by Alied forces during World War II.
* [[Brewster Buffalo]], or Brewster F2A, a U.S. fighter plane which saw extensive service with both Allied and Axis air forces during World War II
* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo|de Havilland Canada DHC-5 ''Buffalo'']], a V-STOL aircraft produced between 1964 to 1987
* The [[Brewster Buffalo]] or Brewster F2A was a type of fixed-wing aircraft used by Allied (and Finnish) forces during World War II.
* [[Landing Vehicle Tracked]] (sometimes designated ''Buffalo'' or ''Water Buffalo''), an amphibious vehicle used by Allied forces during World War II
* [[De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo]] is a V-STOL aircraft produced between 1964 to 1987.

* [[Buffalo fish]] is a type of fish found in the Mississippi valley.
== Sport teams ==
* [[Buffalo Boots]] is a brand of shoe.
* [[Buffalo (clothing)]] is a brand of motorcycle clothing and accessories.
* [[Buffalo Bisons (disambiguation)]], one of several sports teams from Buffalo, New York
* [[Colorado Buffaloes]], or Buffs, the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Colorado
* [[Buffalo Springfield]] was a folk-rock and psychedelic rock band.
* The Buffaloes is the nickname of the [[South African national Australian rules football team]]
* [[South African national Australian rules football team]], nicknamed the ''Buffaloes''

* [[Buffalo (game)]] is the name of a drinking game, especially popular in Iceland.
== Other uses ==
* [[Buffalo wings]] are, in fact, chicken wings, deep-fried and coated in a spicy sauce.
* [[Buffalo Club (band)]] is a country music band that debuted in 1998.
* [[Buffalo wings]], unbreaded chicken wing sections, deep-fried and coated in a spicy sauce
* [[Buffalo (band)]], a pioneering Australian heavy metal band
* The [[Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)]] is a military vehicle that allows its operator to examine land mines safely.
* [[Buffalo (drinking game)]], a drinking game especially popular in Iceland
* The term "Buffaloes" may refer to [[Belgium|Belgians]] who immigrated to the [[United States]] in the early 20th century, travelling through the city of Buffalo, New York on their way to [[Detroit]] and [[Chicago]].
* ''[[Buffalo ’66]]'', a 1998 film by writer/director Vincent Gallo
* Buffalo describes a West London [[rude boy]] fashion trend, especially from [[Ray Petri]]. Celebrated in [[Neneh Cherry]]'s song ''Buffalo Stance''.
* [[Buffalo Boots]], a brand of shoe
* A [[Gold Buffalo]] is a US one ounce gold bullion coin introduced on 22nd June 2006, with a nominal face value of $50.
* [[Buffalo English]], or Buffalonian, a variety of English found in Buffalo, New York
* [[Buffalo Technology]] (USA), Inc., based in Austin, Texas is a division of the Japanese based Melco Group. They provide computer hardware.
* [[Buffalo Airways]], a family run charter and scheduled airline based in Hay River, Canada
* [[South Devon Railway Buffalo class|Buffalo]], a South Devon Railway 0-6-0ST steam locomotive, and the class of similar locomotives
* [[Buffalo Technology]], one of several divisions of the Japanese Melco Group
* [[Buffalo network-attached storage series]] of storage devices
* [[American Buffalo (coin)]], a one ounce 24-karat gold bullion coin introduced by the United States Mint on 22nd June 2006
* [[Buffalo nickel]], an American nickel five-cent piece minted from 1913 to 1938
* [[Silver Buffalo Award]], the Boy Scouts of America's highest commendation
* [[World's Largest Buffalo]], a 60 ton sculpture of an American Bison located in Jamestown, North Dakota
* [[Buffalo (clothing)]], a brand of motorcycle clothing and accessories
* Buffalo, a West London [[rude boy]] fashion trend, celebrated in [[Neneh Cherry]]'s song "Buffalo Stance"
* Buffalo (1872 - 1892), one of the ten [[South Devon Railway Buffalo class]] steam locomotives
* Buffalo, at one time the proposed name for a province in Western Canada that would have encompassed what are now [[Alberta]] and [[Saskatchewan]]
* Buffaloes, a term for [[Belgium|Belgians]] who immigrated to the [[United States]] in the early 20th century, travelling through the city of Buffalo, New York on their way to [[Detroit]] and [[Chicago]]
* BUFFALO (''Bit User Fast Friendly Aid to Logical Operations''), a monitor program for the [[Freescale 68HC11]] microcontroller

== See also ==
* [[New Buffalo]]

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Revision as of 04:01, 9 August 2006

Look up buffalo or Buffalo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Buffalo may refer to:

Biology

Bovines:

Fish:

  • Ictiobus, or buffalo fish, a genus of freshwater fish found in the Mississippi valley
  • Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), also known as river buffalo, a fish endemic to North and Central America

Plants:

People

Places

In the United States:

In South Africa:

Elsewhere:

Military

Sport teams

Other uses

See also

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