Ox vs. Buffalo

Ox vs. Buffalo — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Ox and Buffalo

Oxnoun

An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus).

Buffalonoun

Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis.

Oxnoun

Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.

Buffalonoun

A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.

Oxnoun

an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus

Buffalonoun

A buffalo robe.

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Oxnoun

any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos

Buffalonoun

The buffalo fish.

Buffaloverb

(transitive) To hunt buffalo.

Buffaloverb

To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.

Buffaloverb

To pistol-whip.

Buffalonoun

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

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Buffalonoun

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

Buffalonoun

meat from an American bison

Buffalonoun

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

Buffaloverb

intimidate or overawe