Organisms

Buffaloes

Ruminants of the family Bovidae consisting of Bubalus arnee and Syncerus caffer. This concept is differentiated from BISON, which refers to Bison bison and Bison bonasus.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Ruminants of the family Bovidae consisting of Bubalus arnee and Syncerus caffer. This concept is differentiated from BISON, which refers to Bison bison and Bison bonasus.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Buffalo
  • Bubalus
  • Syncerus
  • Water Buffalo
  • Water Buffaloes
  • Buffalo, Water

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with BUFFALO, AMERICAN see BISON

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History Note

68

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Previous Indexing

  • Artiodactyla (1966-1967)
  • Cattle (1966-1967)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.500w.380.135

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Buffaloes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002020. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002020
  2. Buffaloes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69375914