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'''Buffalo''' most commonly refers to:
* Various wild mammals of the [[Bovinae]] subfamily (bovines)
* [[Buffalo, New York]], a U.S. city
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'''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
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