'Cape buffalo' definitions:

Definition of 'Cape buffalo'

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noun
Large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves [syn: Cape buffalo, Synercus caffer]

Definition of 'Cape buffalo'

From: GCIDE
  • Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf. Buff the color, and Bubale.]
  • 1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus (Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Zool.) The bison of North America. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below. [1913 Webster]
  • Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri (Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
  • Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
  • Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
  • Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel. [U.S.]
  • Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient grazing grounds of the American bison.
  • Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish (Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; -- called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
  • Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with similar habits.
  • Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass ({Buchlo["e] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed. [U.S.]
  • Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub itself; oilnut.
  • Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in sleighs. [1913 Webster] buffalofish

Definition of 'Cape buffalo'

From: GCIDE
  • Cape \Cape\ (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr. L. caput heat, end, point. See Chief.] A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland. [1913 Webster]
  • Cape buffalo (Zool.) a large and powerful buffalo of South Africa (Bubalus Caffer). It is said to be the most dangerous wild beast of Africa. See Buffalo, 2.
  • Cape jasmine, Cape jessamine. See Jasmine.
  • Cape pigeon (Zool.), a petrel (Daptium Capense) common off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a pigeon.
  • Cape wine, wine made in South Africa [Eng.]
  • The Cape, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of the southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn, and, in New England, of Cape Cod. [1913 Webster]