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English noun: buffalo | |||
| 1. | buffalo (animal) large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains | ||
| Synonyms | American bison, American buffalo, Bison bison | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bison | ||
| Part holonym | buffalo | ||
| Member meronym | genus Bison | ||
| 2. | Buffalo (location) a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls) | ||
| Instance hypernym | city, metropolis, urban center | ||
| Part meronym | Empire State, New York, New York State, NY | ||
| 3. | buffalo (food) meat from an American bison | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | game | ||
| Part meronym | American bison, American buffalo, Bison bison, buffalo | ||
| 4. | buffalo (animal) any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo | ||
| Synonyms | Old World buffalo | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bovid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anoa, Anoa depressicornis, Anoa mindorensis, Asiatic buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, Bubalus mindorensis, Cape buffalo, dwarf buffalo, Synercus caffer, tamarao, tamarau, water buffalo, water ox | ||
| Member meronym | Bovidae, family Bovidae | ||
English verb: buffalo | |||
| 1. | buffalo (emotion) intimidate or overawe | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot buffalo Sue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cow, overawe | ||
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