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| buf·fa·lo [ búffə l ] |
noun (plural buf·fa·loes or buf·fa·los or buf·fa·lo) |
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1. type of horned cattle: a type of horned cattle belonging to various species, including the African buffalo and domesticated breeds of the Asian water buffalo. Family Bovidae.
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2. bison: a North American bison
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3. fish
Same as buffalo fish
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transitive verb (past and past participle buf·fa·loed, present participle buf·fa·lo·ing, 3rd person present singular buf·fa·loes) |
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1. baffle somebody: to throw somebody into a state of confusion and puzzled bewilderment
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2. intimidate somebody: to coerce or inhibit somebody aggressively
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Portuguese or Italian< late Latin bufalus< Greek boubalos "gazelle"] |
