…the English name for the animals of the Bovidae family, especially the water buffalo. It is used for the Asian water buffalo and the African buffalo, but is also a colloquial name for the American bison. The French settlers in Canada called the bison le bœuf (meaning cow), which changed into buffle, buffelo, and finally buffalo. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Asian water buffalo" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…偶蹄目ウシ科の動物のうち,とくにスイギュウ類をさす英名。アジアスイギュウAsian water buffaloと,アフリカスイギュウAfrican buffaloに対して用いられるが,アメリカバイソンの俗称ともされる。これはカナダへ入植したフランス系の人々がバイソンをル・バッフle bœuf(ウシの意)と呼んだものが,英語でバッフルbuffle,バッフェロbuffeloと変化し,最後にバッファローとなったものである。… ※「Asian water buffalo」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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