buffalo vs labyrinth

buffalo

noun
  • The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.). 

  • A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison. 

  • Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis. 

  • A nickel. 

verb
  • To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate. 

  • To hunt buffalo. 

labyrinth

noun
  • An accessory respiratory organ of certain fish. 

  • Any of various satyrine butterflies of the genus Neope. 

  • A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is difficult to find one's way. 

  • A maze formed by paths separated by high hedges. 

  • Anything complicated and confusing in structure, arrangement, or character. 

  • A complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance. It consists of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth). 

verb
  • to twist and wind, following a labyrinthine path 

  • to enclose in a labyrinth, or as though in a labyrinth 

  • to render lost and confused, as if in a labyrinth 

  • to arrange in the form of a labyrinth 

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