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Buffalo most commonly refers to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...


Buffalo may also refer to: Tribes Bovini Boselaphini Strepsicerotini The biological subfamily Bovinae (or bovines) includes a diverse group of about 24 species of medium-sized to large ungulates, including domestic cattle, Bison, the Water Buffalo, the Yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ...


Organisms

Bovines

  • Buffalo, any of various wild oxen of the family Bovidae, suspected to be related to the Bubalus genus either directly or through the more distant Syncerus genus
  • African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
  • Domestic Asian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
  • Wild Asian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis / B. arnee)
  • Lowland Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
  • Mountain Anoa (Bubalus quarlesi)
  • Bison, a genus that includes the American Bison (Bison bison), which is also known as the American Buffalo
  • Wisent or European Buffalo (Bison bonasus)
  • Gaur sometimes called the Indian Buffalo (Bos gaurus) but more accurately called an Ox

Subfamilies Bovinae Cephalophinae Hippotraginae Antilopinae Caprinae A bovid is any of almost 140 species of cloven-hoofed mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. ... Species Bubalus arnee Bubalus depressicornis Bubalus quarlesi Bubalus mindorensis Bubalus is a genus of bovines, the English name of which is buffalo. ... For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779) Subspecies The African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a bovid from the family of the Bovidae. ... This article is about the abundant Domestic Asian Water buffalo. ... This article is about the endangered species commonly known as Wild Asian Water buffalo. ... Binomial name Bubalus quarlesi (Ouwens, 1910) Bubalus depressicornis (H. Smith, 1827) There are two species of anoa: the Mountain Anoa (Bubalus quarlesi) and the Lowland Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis). ... Binomial name Bubalus quarlesi (Ouwens, 1910) Bubalus depressicornis (H. Smith, 1827) There are two species of anoa: the Mountain Anoa (Bubalus quarlesi) and the Lowland Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis). ... Species †B. antiquus B. bison B. bonasus †B. latifrons †B. occidentalis †B. priscus Bison (sometimes referred to as the Prairie Cow) is a taxonomic group containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies B. b. ... American Buffalo (technically Bison) are normally brown in color. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) The Wisent or European Bison (Bison bonasus) (IPA: ) is a bison species and the heaviest land animal in Europe. ... Binomial name Bos gaurus H. Smith, 1827 Range map The Gaur (IPA gauɹ) (Bos gaurus, previously Bibos gauris) is a large, dark-coated ox of South Asia and Southeast Asia. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ...

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

Species See text. ... ...

Plants

Binomial name Hierochloe odorata (L.) P. Beauv. ... Buffalo bean is a hardy prairie perennial. ... Binomial name Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. Mucuna pruriens (syn. ... Binomial name Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt. ...

Places

United States

Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... Buffalo is a village located in Sangamon County, Illinois. ... Buffalo is a census-designated place located in White County, Indiana. ... Buffalo is a city located in Scott County, Iowa. ... Buffalo is a city located in Wilson County, Kansas. ... Buffalo is a city located in Wright County, Minnesota. ... Buffalo is a city located in Dallas County, Missouri. ... Buffalo is a city located in Cass County, North Dakota, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 209. ... Buffalo is a town located in Harper County, Oklahoma. ... Buffalo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, South Carolina, United States. ... Buffalo is a town located in Harding County, South Dakota. ... Buffalo is a city located in Leon County, Texas. ... Buffalo is a town located in Putnam County, West Virginia. ... Buffalo is a town located in Marquette County, Wisconsin. ... Buffalo is a city located in Johnson County, Wyoming. ... Buffalo County is a county located in the state of Nebraska. ... Buffalo County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. ... Buffalo County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Buffalo is a town located in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... For the Buffalo City in South Africa, see Buffalo City. ... Incorporated Village in 1958. ... Buffalo Township is a township located in Wright County, Minnesota. ... Buffalo Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Buffalo Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania Buffalo Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania Buffalo Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... New Buffalo is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Buffalo Gap National Grassland is a National Grassland located in South Dakota, United States. ... Map of the Buffalo Bayou and associated watershed Buffalo Bayou at this location, just south of San Felipe Dr. Buffalo Bayou is a main waterway flowing through Houston, Texas, USA. It begins on the west side of the city and flows east to the Houston Ship Channel. ... Bufallo River can refer to: The Buffalo River, a tributary of the White River in Arkansas in the United States, and the location of the Buffalo National River. ... Buffalo Creek may refer to the following: In Pennsylvania: Buffalo Creek (Allegheny River tributary) Buffalo Creek (Juniata River tributary) Buffalo Creek (West Branch Susquehanna River tributary) See also Buffalo River, disambiguation page Buffalo River (New York), known as Buffalo Creek as it flows through parts of Western New York This... A track leading to Buffalo Central Station from the main railway. ... Buffalo Bills Casino at dusk. ...

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

Buffalo City is a municipality situated on the east coast of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, at the coordinates of (27. ... Buffalo Park is a cricket ground in East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. ...

Elsewhere

Mount Buffalo is a mountain plateau in Victoria (Australia), 200 km northeast of Melbourne. ... Calgary Buffalo is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area  Ranked...

Military units

  • Buffalo (mine protected vehicle), a military vehicle that allows its operator to examine land mines safely
  • HMS Buffalo, one of several British Royal Navy ships
  • USS Buffalo, one of several United States Navy ships
  • Buffalo Soldier, a nickname for several regiments of the United States Army
  • 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, a V-STOL aircraft produced between 1964 to 1987
  • Landing Vehicle Tracked (sometimes designated Buffalo or Water Buffalo), an amphibious vehicle used by Allied forces during World War II

Buffalo mine-protected vehicle and GI Buffalo showing remote manipulator arm. ... A number of ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Buffalo: HMS Buffalo (1797), a 486 tons storeship launched as Fremantle in 1797 and sold in 1817 HMS Buffalo (1813), a sixth-rate ship of the line launched as Hindostan in 1813 and wrecked in 1840 off Mercury... Three United States Navy ships have been named Buffalo, the first after the large mammal, the others after the city of Buffalo, New York. ... Saddle and accessories of the Buffalo Soldier. ... The Brewster Buffalo, or Brewster F2A, was a U.S. fighter plane which saw extensive service with both Allied and Axis air forces during World War II. The fighters, derided by some American servicemen as flying coffins,[1] had a reputation for poor construction and performance, though they were relatively... The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport, a turboprop version developed from the earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou. ... The Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) was an amphibious vehicle used by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. It was widely known as amphtrack, amtrak, amtrac etc. ...

Sports teams

The following sports teams from Buffalo, New York went by the name Bisons: Buffalo Bisons, current baseball team in the International League Buffalo Bisons (1879-1885), former baseball team in the National League Buffalo Bisons (1890), former baseball team in the Players League Buffalo Bisons (1928-36), former minor professional... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... City Orchard Park, New York Team colors Navy blue, light blue, Red, light Red, White, Royal, and Nickel Head Coach Dick Jauron Owner Ralph Wilson General manager Marv Levy Mascot Billy Buffalo League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... Mike Bohn at the 2005 Spring Practice game. ... Buffaloes guernsey The South African national Australian rules football team represent South Africa in the sport of Australian rules football. ... The Los Angeles Clippers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... “Clippers” redirects here. ... The Vientiane Buffalos rugby football club (sometimes spelled Buffaloes) was founded in 1998 by rugby union playing expatriates in the capital of Laos. ... Wichita Southeast High School is a public high school located in Wichita, Kansas, USA. It belongs to Unified School District #259. ...

People

Buffalo Bird Woman (Maxidiwiac Waheenee) , 1839?-1932 Buffalo Bird Woman was a Hidatsa who experienced the traditional life of her people in what is now the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. ... Buffalo Bill Cody William Frederick Buffalo Bill Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. ... Chief Buffalo (Ojibwe: Gichi Waish-Ke or Bizhiki(1759?-1855) was an Ojibwe leader from La Pointe, Wisconsin USA. He is most widely known for persuading President Millard Fillmore to allow the Ojibwe to stay on their lands on the south shore of Lake Superior. ... White Buffalo White Buffalo (1862- June 1929) was the chief of the Northern Cheyenne. ... Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance was the name Sylvester C. Long (1890-1932) used after he had taken a mantle of an American Indian. ... Bob Smith (born November 27, 1917 in Buffalo, New York; died July 30, 1998 in Hendersonville, North Carolina), was the host of the childrens show Howdy Doody. ... Black Buffalo Woman was the first wife of Crazy Horse, whom she had known since childhood. ... Buffalo Calf Road Woman was the sister of an male Native American fighter who was involved in the Battle of Rosebud. ... Buffalo hump is a lump of fat on the back of the neck. ... For other uses, see Comanche (disambiguation). ... The Buffalo six (also known as the Lackawanna 6) is a group of Yemeni-American Al-Qaeda terrorists who were convicted of material support to Al-Qaeda, although as of January 2004 Jaber Elbaneh remains in Yemen custody. ... Johnson Wade Greybuffalo (born April 21, 1974), is a full-blooded Ojibwa Indian who made nationwide news in 1994 when he committed a burglary that culminated in the murder of a 5-year-old girl. ...

Other uses

Arts and entertainment

Buffalo Man is the name of the character featured on all of the British band Jamiroquais album artwork. ... Jamiroquai (A portmanteau of Jam and iroquai, loosely based on the native American Indian tribe the Iroquois) is a Grammy Award-winning English funk / soul / disco band. ... Buffalo is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in 2007 as a two-CD set. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... Buffalo are a proto-heavy metal band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1970, although initially performing under the name Head (changed the following year, due to its sexual innuendo and unmarketablity). ... Buffalo is a drinking game popular in Canadian Universities among engineers as well as in Iceland, although it is played around the world. ... Buffalo ’66 is a 1998 film, and is writer/director Vincent Gallos semi-autobiographical full-length motion picture debut. ... The Worlds Largest Buffalo is a 60 ton statue of an American Bison located in Jamestown, North Dakota. ... Grant Lee Buffalo was a Los Angeles-based rock band, consisting of Grant-Lee Phillips (vocals and guitar), Paul Kimble (bass) and Joey Peters (drums). ... San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California, annexed in 1909 and a major seaport of the area. ...

Computing

  • Buffalo Technology, one of several divisions of the Japanese Melco Group
  • Buffalo network-attached storage series of storage devices
  • Buffalo (linux) - Slackware distribution system for Linux
  • BUFFALO (Bit User Fast Friendly Aid to Logical Operations), a monitor program for the Freescale 68HC11 microcontroller

Buffalo Technology is the wireless networking brand of the Melco Group. ... Samba Network Icon The Buffalo network-attached storage series are network-attached storage devices sold around the world, for example by US, European and Japanese computer retailers, and have been reviewed by the computer press. ... The 68HC11 (6811 or HC11 for short) is a microcontroller (µC) family from Freescale Semiconductor, descended from the Motorola 6800 microprocessor, and a subfamily of the 68h family. ...

Transport

Buffalo Airways is a charter airline based in Hay River, Canada. ... The Buffalo was an American automobile manufactured from 1901 until 1902. ... The Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company was an American electric car manufacturing company from 1912 until 1915 based in Buffalo, New York. ... The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway. ...

Other

Currency This article is about the food Buffalo wings. ... Buffalo English, sometimes colloquially referred to as Buffalonian, is the unique variety of English used in and around Buffalo, New York. ... The Silver Buffalo Award is the highest service award of the Boy Scouts of America. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Neneh Cherry performing live in Vienna (ca. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... ... The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes is a social and benevolent organisation whose aims are to aid members in need and the widows and orphans of deceased members, to support external charitable and philanthropic groups at national and local levels and to encourage communication, support and well-being amongst its...

  • 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

Clothing The American Buffalo is a 24 karat gold bullion coin first released by the United States Mint in June 2006. ... The United States five cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a unit of currency equaling one 1/20th of a United States dollar. ...

Platform trainer Platform boot Platform sandals with wooden sole Buffalo Boots is a shoe brand famous for its platform shoes appearing in the mid-1990s. ... University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (UB) (also known as SUNY Buffalo) is a coeducational public research university, which has multiple campuses located in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, USA. Offering 84 bachelors, 184 masters and 78 doctoral degrees, it is the largest and most...

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Buffalo National River (U.S. National Park Service) (380 words)
The Buffalo is suited for all canoeing abilities.
Native Americans lived within the Buffalo River valley on the river terraces and under the massive bluffs.
The climate for Buffalo National River is typical of the Ozark region and the Mid-South.
Buffalo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (480 words)
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 fish is a type of fish found in the Mississippi valley.
Buffalo wings are, in fact, chicken wings, deep-fried and coated in a spicy sauce.
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