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Cape buffalo vs buffalo

buffalo vs Cape buffalo

Cape buffalo and buffalo both are nouns.

Cape buffalo is not a verb while buffalo is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Cape buffalo Yes No No No
buffalo Yes No Yes No
As nouns, buffalo is a hypernym of Cape buffalo; that is, buffalo is a word with a broader meaning than Cape buffalo:
  • Cape buffalo: large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves
  • buffalo: any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo, Cape buffalo
Other hypernyms of Cape buffalo include Old World buffalo.
Cape buffalo (noun) buffalo (noun)
large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo, Cape buffalo
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
meat from an American bison
Cape buffalo (verb) buffalo (verb)
intimidate or overawe
Difference between Cape buffalo and buffalo

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