Meanings
nounAfrican buffalo (plural African buffalos)
plural African buffalos
- A large African bovid, Syncerus caffer.
Synonyms: Cape buffalo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large African bovid, Syncerus caffer.
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Translations
Afrikaans buffel
- buffellarge bovid
Danish afrikansk bøffel
- afrikansk bøffellarge bovid
Finnish kafferipuhveli
- kafferipuhvelilarge bovid
German Kaffernbüffel
- Kaffernbüffellarge bovid
Greek αγριοβούβαλο, αγριοβούβαλος
- αγριοβούβαλο (agriovoúvalo)large bovid
- αγριοβούβαλος (agriovoúvalos)large bovid
Irish buabhall rinne
- buabhall rinnelarge bovid
Malay kerbau Afrika
- kerbau Afrikalarge bovid
Polish bawół afrykański
- bawół afrykańskilarge bovid
Portuguese búfalo africano, búfalo cafre
- búfalo africanolarge bovid
- búfalo cafrelarge bovid
- búfalo do Cabolarge bovid
Romanian bivol african
- bivol africanlarge bovid
Russian африка́нский бу́йвол, чёрный буйвол
- африка́нский бу́йвол (afrikánskij bújvol)large bovid
- чёрный буйвол (čórnyj bujvol)large bovid
- ка́фрский бу́йвол (káfrskij bújvol)large bovid
Scottish Gaelic buabhall Afragach, buabhall Ceap
- buabhall Afragachlarge bovid
- buabhall Ceaplarge bovid
Swedish afrikansk buffel, kafferbuffel
- afrikansk buffellarge bovid
- kafferbuffellarge bovid
Welsh byfflo Affricanaidd
- byfflo Affricanaiddlarge bovid
Cite this entry
APA
African buffalo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20buffalo
MLA
“African buffalo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20buffalo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “African buffalo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20buffalo.
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