1. (

• American_bison ,
• American_buffalo ,
• buffalo ,
• Bison_bison

) large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains ;

2. (

• Buffalo

) a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls) ;

3. (

• buffalo

) meat from an American bison ;

4. (

• Old_World_buffalo ,
• buffalo ,

) any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo ;

1. (

• buffalo

) intimidate or overawe ;