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Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
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>> I think the terms buffalo and bison are the same thing (or at least
>> in the same family). So dial around to your markets and inquire
>> about one or the other.

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> I like to check this stuff out. My dictionary says that "bison" is
> preferred but less common. Bison is a type of buffalo. The word
> "buffalo" comes from the Greek and originally meant "water buffalo"
> from Asia. In short, in the US, expect bison and buffalo to be the
> same.
>

Heh, there's a bison range in Shelby Farms (a park) not a mile from my home.
Be vewwwy vewwwy qwiet... I'm hunting bison

Jill