Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - buffalo

n. & v. --n. (pl. same or -oes) 1 either of two species of ox, Synceros caffer, native to Africa, or Bubalus arnee, native to Asia with heavy backswept horns. 2 a N. American bison, Bison bison. --v.tr. (-oes, -oed) US sl. overawe, outwit. Phrases and idioms buffalo grass 1 a grass, Buchloe dactyloides, of the N. American plains. 2 a grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum, of Australia and New Zealand. Etymology: prob. f. Port. bufalo f. LL bufalus f. L bubalus f. Gk boubalos antelope, wild ox