First Known Use: 1860
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Cape buffalo
noun \ˈkāp-\
Definition of CAPE BUFFALO
: the large reddish-brown to black wild buffalo (Syncerus caffer) of sub-Saharan Africa —called also African buffalo
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Origin of CAPE BUFFALO
Cape of Good Hope, Africa
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