black buffalo

noun

1. a buffalofish, Ictiobus niger, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainage systems south to Mexico.

Word History and Origins

Origin of black buffalo¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

Minnesota has native populations of each of the three species studied: bigmouth buffalo, smallmouth buffalo and black buffalo.

From Science Daily

He looked out across the mud flats where his black buffaloes stood sweating.

From Washington Post

He was happy to get $80 to transport the 14 hulking black buffaloes because his hauling business was way down.

From Washington Post

At the edge of the volcano, I surveyed the landscape: The flows seemed to rumble like big black buffalo toward Sicily’s second city — teeming Catania.

From Seattle Times

He points to the rocky mounds looming over a huddle of brick houses, a herd of black buffalo and a few stunted trees.

From The Guardian