Buffalo
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A buffalo is one of several species of bovine. It includes:
- members of the Asian genus Bubalus — the water Buffalo, the anoa and the tamaraw (sometimes referred to as true buffalo).
- 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
- Black Buffalo Woman, the first wife of Crazy Horse.
- Buffalo Calf Road Woman, Cheyenne heroine.
- Buffalo Bird Woman, Hidatsa author.
- Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance, impostor.
- Johnson W. Greybuffalo, murderer.
Places called Buffalo
Buffalo is also the name of several places in the United States of America:
- Buffalo, New York
- 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, 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 rivers throughout the US and one in South Africa
Other things called Buffalo
- There is a type of grass known as "Buffalo grass".
- The intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Colorado are known as the Buffaloes or ["Buffs"].
- Buffalo is the name of a heavy metal band.
- BUFFALO is also an acronym for Bit User Fast Friendly Aid to Logical Operations, a monitor program for the Freescale 68HC11 microcontroller.
- Buffalo was at one time the proposed name for a 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 Allied forces during World War II.
- The Brewster Buffalo or Brewster F2A was a type of plane used by Allied (and Finnish) 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.
- Buffalo Boots is a brand of shoe.
- Buffalo (clothing) is a brand of motorcycle clothing and accessories.
- Buffalo Springfield was a folk and psychedelic rock band.
- Buffaloes the nickname of South Africa's national Australian rules football team.
- Buffalo is the name of a drinking game, especially popular in Iceland.
- Buffalo wings are, in fact, chicken wings, deep-fried and coated in a spicy sauce.
- Buffalo Club is a country music band that debuted in 1998.
- The Buffalo mine-protected vehicle is a military vehicle that allows its operator to examine land mines safely.
- The term "Buffalos" may refer to Belgians who immigrated to the United States of America in the early 20th century, travelling through the city of Buffalo, New York on their way to Detroit and Chicago.
- Buffalo describes a West London rude boy fashion trend, especially from Ray Petri. Celebrated in Neneh Cherry's song Buffalo Stance.
- A Gold Buffalo is a US one ounce gold bullion coin introduced on 22nd June 2006, with a nominal face value of $50.
- Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc., based in Austin, Texas is a division of the Japanese based Melco Group. They provide Computer hardware.
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