Buffalo 4824 224821674 2008-07-10T15:53:41Z Gogo Dodo 1257855 /* Other */ Rm, no context {{wiktionarypar|buffalo}} {{TOCright}} '''Buffalo''' most commonly refers to: * Various wild mammals of the [[Bovinae]] subfamily (bovines) * [[Buffalo, New York]], a U.S. city <!--para separation--> '''Buffalo''' may also refer to: ===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 * [[Wild Asian Water Buffalo]] * [[Domestic Asian Water Buffalo]] * Mountain [[Anoa]] (''Bubalus quarlesi'') * ''[[Bison]]'', a genus that includes the [[American Bison]] (''Bison bison''), which is also known as the American Buffalo * [[White buffalo]], bison that are white in color * [[Wisent]] or European Buffalo (''Bison bonasus'') * [[Gaur]] (''Bos gaurus'') sometimes called the Indian Buffalo * [[African buffalo]] (''Syncerus caffer''), the buffalo native to Africa ===Fish=== Members of the freshwater fish genus [[Ictiobus]], commonly known as "buffalo fish" ===Plants=== * [[Sweet grass]] (''Hierochloe odorata''), also known as "buffalo grass" * [[Buffalo bean]], certain [[Fabaceae]] * Buffalo grass (''[[Buchloe dactyloides]]''), a lawn-grass substitute == Places == ===United States=== * [[Buffalo, 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 * [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York]] ===Canada=== * [[Calgary Buffalo]], an election district in Alberta, Canada * [[Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump]], a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Alberta, Canada. * [[Province of Buffalo]], a proposed province in Western Canada that would have encompassed what are now Alberta and Saskatchewan ===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 == Military units == * [[Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)]], a military vehicle that allows its operator to examine land mines safely * [[HMS Buffalo|HMS ''Buffalo'']], one of several British Royal Navy ships * [[USS Buffalo|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|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 == Sports teams == * [[Buffalo Bills]], a professional American football team based in Buffalo, New York * [[Buffalo Bisons (disambiguation)]], one of several sports teams from Buffalo, New York * Buffalo Braves, an NBA basketball team from 1970-1978, now the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] * [[Buffalo Sabres]], a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York * [[Colorado Buffaloes]], or Buffs, the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Colorado * [[South African national Australian rules football team]], nicknamed the Buffaloes * [[Vientiane Buffalos RUFC]], a semi-pro rugby union football club from Vientiane, Lao P.D.R., comprised mostly of expatriate players * [[Wichita Southeast High School]], whose mascot is the Buffalo == People == ''See Also: [[Chief Buffalo (disambiguation)]]'' * [[Buffalo Bird Woman]] (1839–1932), Hidatsa author * [[Buffalo Bill]] (1845–1917), an American soldier, buffalo hunter and showman * [[Kechewaishke|Chief Buffalo]] (''Gichi-weshki'' 1759-1855) Ojibwe leader * [[White Buffalo (chief)]] (1862­­–1929), chief of the Northern Cheyenne * [[Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance]] (1890–1932), journalist, soldier and Native American impostor * [[Buffalo Bob Smith]] (1917–1998), host of the children's show Howdy Doody * [[Black Buffalo Woman]], the first wife of Crazy Horse * [[Buffalo Calf Road Woman]], Cheyenne heroine * [[Buffalo Hump]], [[Comanche]] leader * [[Buffalo Six]], six Yemeni-Americans convicted of supporting al-Qaeda * [[Johnson W. Greybuffalo]] (born 1974), murderer * [[Beshekee]], (Buffalo) an Ojibwa chief of the [[Leech Lake Band]] == Other uses == ===Arts and entertainment=== * ''[[Buffalo ’66]]'', a 1998 film by writer/director Vincent Gallo * [[Buffalo (album)]], a live album by Frank Zappa * [[Buffalo (band)]], a pioneering Australian heavy metal band * [[Buffalo (drinking game)]], a drinking game especially popular in Iceland * [[Buffalo Man]], character on most Jamiroquai album covers * [[Grant Lee Buffalo]], a 1990s rock band * [[World's Largest Buffalo]], a 60 ton sculpture of an American Bison located in Jamestown, North Dakota ===Computing=== * Buffalo Technology, one of several divisions of the Japanese [[Melco]] Group * [[Buffalo network-attached storage series]] of storage devices * BUFFALO (''Bit User Fast Friendly Aid to Logical Operations''), a monitor program for the [[Freescale 68HC11]] microcontroller ===Currency=== * [[American Buffalo (coin)]], a one ounce 24-karat gold bullion coin introduced by the United States Mint on 22nd June 2006 * Buffalo nickel (see [[Indian Head nickel]]), an American nickel five-cent piece minted from 1913 to 1938 ===Transport=== * [[Buffalo Airways]], a family-run charter and scheduled airline based in Hay River, Canada * [[Buffalo (1901 automobile)]], a US automobile * [[Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company]], a US automobile company * Buffalo (1872 - 1892), one of the ten [[South Devon Railway Buffalo class]] steam locomotives ===Other=== * [[Buffalo Boots]], a brand of shoe * [[Buffalo English]], or Buffalonian, a variety of English found in Buffalo, New York * [[Buffalo wings]], unbreaded chicken wing sections, deep-fried and coated in a spicy sauce * The [[Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes]], a fraternal organisation * [[Silver Buffalo Award]], the Boy Scouts of America's highest commendation * Buffalo, a West London [[rude boy]] fashion trend, celebrated in [[Neneh Cherry]]'s song "Buffalo Stance" * Buffaloes, a term for [[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 * An archaic term for "[[pistol whip]]" == See also == * [[New Buffalo (disambiguation)]] * [[Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo]], a grammatical sentence {{disambig}} [[de:Buffalo (Begriffsklärung)]] [[es:Búfalo]] [[eo:Bubalo]] [[fr:Buffalo]] [[nl:Buffel]] [[ja:バッファロー]] [[pl:Bawół]] [[fi:Buffalo]] [[ru:Буйвол]] [[sv:Buffalo]] [[zh:水牛城 (消歧義)]]