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Missouri cattle Slang, Obs. 
a species of buffalo (def. 2) native to the great plains, a smaller species than the wood buffalo.
See also: plain(s) buffalo
- 1890 The southern or "Missouri cattle," as they were called by the plain hunters, varied in some degree from those of the Saskatchewan. They were long-backed and heavy, the full grown cow often dressing to five hundred pounds and over of clean meat.
- 1890 The southern or "Missouri cattle," as they were called by the plain hunters, varied in some degree from those of the Saskatchewan. They were long-backed and heavy, the full grown cow often dressing to five hundred pounds and over of clean meat.