buffalo vs bovid

buffalo and bovid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
buffalo	Yes	No	Yes	No
bovid	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, bovid is a hypernym of buffalo; that is, bovid is a word with a broader meaning than buffalo:

buffalo: any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo, Cape buffalo
bovid: hollow-horned ruminants

buffalo (noun)	bovid (noun)
any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo, Cape buffalo	hollow-horned ruminants
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
meat from an American bison

buffalo (adjective)	bovid (adjective)
	of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)

buffalo (verb)	bovid (verb)
intimidate or overawe