Meanings
nounCape buffalo (plural Cape buffalos)
plural Cape buffalos
- A large African bovid, of species Syncerus caffer.
- specificallyof the subspecies Syncerus caffer caffer found in southern and eastern Africa.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounlarge often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves
Similar
Synercus caffer
Broader
Old World buffalobuffalo
Also see
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Cape buffalo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20buffalo
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