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).
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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, 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
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Other things called Buffalo
- Buffalo is also a type of 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 is 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 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 shoe brand.
- 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.
- Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)
- Buffalos are Belgians who immigrated to America in the early 20th century. They traveled through the city of Buffalo on their way to Detroit and Chicago.
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