Buffalo

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Buffalo may refer to:

[edit] Animals

[edit] Cattle

African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer),
Buffalo, colloquial American name for American Bison (Bison bison)
Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), domestic bovid widely used for dairy, meat and draught
Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee), the ancestor of the domestic water buffalo
Dwarf Buffalo or anoa, any of several small species of Bubalus

[edit] Birds

Buffalo weaver, either of two species of African bird in the genus Bubalornis

[edit] Fishes

Buffalo fish, any of the members of the Ictiobus genus of North American fish in the carp family

[edit] Insects

Buffalo gnat or black fly, any of the biting flies of the family Simulidae
Buffalo treehopper (Stictocephala bisonia), a North American species of treehopper

[edit] Plants

Buffalo bean (Thermopsis rhombifolia)
Buffalo bean (Mucuna pruriens)
Buffalo clover (Alysicarpus vaginalis), a plant in the Alysicarpus genus
Buffalo clover (Lupinus subcarnosus), a bluebonnet lupin
Buffalo clover or running buffalo clover (Trifolium stoloniferum), a rare true clover
Buffalo currant (Ribes aureum), an American shrub
Buffalo gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima), an American wild cucumber
Buffalo grass, sweet vernal grass or vanilla grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
Buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides)
Buffalo grass or sweet grass (Hierochloe odorata)
Buffalo grass or St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum)
Buffalo sallee (Eucalyptus mitchelliana), a small Australian tree

[edit] Places

[edit] Settlements and administrative areas

[edit] United States

(alphabetical by state)

[edit] Canada

Calgary Buffalo, a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada
Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, a small Metis community in Northern Saskatchewan
Province of Buffalo, one of several proposals for what eventually became Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, a world heritage site in Alberta, Canada

[edit] South Africa

Buffalo City Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province

[edit] Watercourses

Buffalo Bayou, a main waterway flowing through Houston, Texas, United States
Buffalo River, any of several rivers
Buffalo Creek, any of several creeks
Little Buffalo River (Tennessee), a river in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States

[edit] Other places

Buffalo Gap National Grassland, a protected area in South Dakota, United States
Buffalo Hills, a mountain range in Washoe County, Nevada, United States
Buffalo National Park, former national park in eastern Alberta, Canada
Buffalo Ridge, a large expanse of rolling hills in Minnesota, United States
Buffalo Speedway, a street in Houston, Texas, United States, near the site of a former racecourse
Mount Buffalo National Park, a mountain plateau in Victoria, Australia, 200 km northeast of Melbourne
Wood Buffalo National Park, a national park in northeastern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, Canada

[edit] People

Black Buffalo Woman, the first wife of Crazy Horse
Buffalo or Beshekee, Ojibwa chief of the Leech Lake Band
Buffalo Bill (1845–1917), American soldier, buffalo hunter and showman
Buffalo Bird Woman (1839–1932), Hidatsa author
Buffalo Bob Smith (1917–1998), host of the children's show Howdy Doody
Buffalo Calf Road Woman, Cheyenne heroine
Buffalo Hump, Comanche leader
Buffalo Jim or James Barrier (1953-2008), an American wrestling promotor
Buffalo Point First Nation, an Ojibwa or Saulteaux First Nation in Manitoba
Buffalo Six, six Yemeni-Americans convicted of supporting al-Qaeda
The Buffalo Nine, nine Vietnam War protesters arrested in 1968
Chief Buffalo, Great Buffalo or Kechewaishke (Gichi-weshki 1759-1855), Ojibwe leader
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance (1890–1932), journalist, soldier and Native American impostor
John Buffalo Mailer (born 1978), author, playwright and journalist
Johnson W. Greybuffalo (born 1974), murderer
Norton Buffalo (born 1951), singer-songwriter
White Buffalo (chief) (1862–1929), chief of the Northern Cheyenne

[edit] Companies and organizations

Buffalo Airways, a charter and scheduled airline based in Hay River, Canada
Buffalo Exchange, a chain of second-hand clothing stores based in Tucson, Arizona, United States
Buffalo Technology, a Japanese-based company that manufactures computer peripherals
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes British/Australian social and benevolent organisation.

[edit] Arts and entertainment

[edit] Music

Buffalo (album), a live album by Frank Zappa
Buffalo (band), an Australian heavy metal band
Donna the Buffalo an American band from Trumansburg, New York
Grant Lee Buffalo, a 1990s rock band

[edit] Sculpture

World's Largest Buffalo, a 60 ton sculpture of an American Bison located in Jamestown, North Dakota

[edit] Sport

Basingstoke Buffalo, an ice hockey team from Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Buffalo Bills, a professional American football team based in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo Bisons (disambiguation), any of several sports teams from Buffalo, New York
Buffalo Braves, an NBA basketball team from 1970-1978, now the Los Angeles Clippers
Buffaloes, nickname of the South Africa national Australian rules football team
Buffalo Sabres, a NHL team based in Buffalo, New York
Calgary Buffaloes, former name of Calgary Centennials, a former junior ice hockey team in Calgary, Canada
Calgary Buffaloes (AJHL), a former junior ice hockey team in Calgary, Canada
Colorado Buffaloes, the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Colorado
Darwin Buffaloes, an Australian Rules Football team in Northern Territories, Australia
Green Buffaloes F.C., a football (soccer) club based in Lusaka, Zambia
Manitoba Buffalo, a Canadian rugby union team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Vélodrome Buffalo and Stade Buffalo, former cycling tracks in Paris
Vientiane Buffalos RUFC, a semi-pro rugby union football club from Vientiane, Lao P.D.R., comprised mostly of expatriate players
Orix Buffaloes, a Japanese professional baseball team
Kintetsu Buffaloes, a former Japanese professional baseball team

[edit] Technology

[edit] Coins

American Buffalo (coin), a one ounce 24-karat gold bullion coin introduced by the United States Mint on 22 June 2006
Buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel, an American nickel five-cent piece minted from 1913 to 1938

[edit] Computers

Buffalo AirStation, a line of wireless routers and interface cards
Buffalo network-attached storage series, computer storage devices

[edit] Military

Avro 571 Buffalo, a 1920s prototype carrier-based British torpedo bomber
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
Buffalo (mine protected vehicle), a military vehicle that allows its operator to examine land mines safely
Buffalo or Water Buffalo, occasional designation for Landing Vehicle Tracked, an amphibious vehicle used by Allied forces during World War II
HMS Buffalo, any of several British Royal Navy ships
USS Buffalo, any of several United States Navy ships
MV Buffalo Soldier (T-AK-9301), a United States Navy Military Sealift Command Maritime Prepositioning ship
Buffalo Soldier, a nickname for several regiments of the United States Army
de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo, a V-STOL aircraft produced between 1964 to 1987
Operation Buffalo, any of three military operations

[edit] Transport

Buffalo (1872 - 1892), any of the ten South Devon Railway Buffalo class steam locomotives
Buffalo (1901 automobile), a US automobile
Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company, a US automobile company
GM Buffalo bus, a slang term for several models of intercity motorcoach

[edit] Other

Buffalo Commons, a conceptual proposal to create a vast nature reserve in the Great Plains area
Buffalo jump, a cliff used historically by Native American people to kill American bison
Buffalo pound, an enclosure used historically by Native American people to catch and kill American bison
Buffalo Boots, a brand of shoe
Buffalo (drinking game)
Buffalo wings, a spicy chicken snack originating in Buffalo, NY

[edit] See also

All pages beginning with "Buffalo"
American buffalo (disambiguation page)
Buffalo Soldier (disambiguation)
Buffalo Trace (disambiguation page)
New Buffalo (disambiguation)
White Buffalo (disambiguation)
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo, a phrase made up from various meanings of "buffalo"

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