Cape buffalo vs Synercus caffer

Cape buffalo and Synercus caffer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Cape buffalo	Yes	No	No	No
Synercus caffer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cape buffalo and Synercus caffer are synonyms defined as:

Cape buffalo and Synercus caffer: large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves

Cape buffalo (noun)	Synercus caffer (noun)
large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves	large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves