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The American bison, also commonly known as the American buffalo or simply buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds. On May 9th, 2016, President Obama officially named the American bison the national mammal by signing the National Bison Legacy Act. (The bald eagle will keep its status as a national symbol.) The term buffalo is sometimes considered to be a misnomer for this animal, and could be confused with "true" buffaloes, the Asian water buffalo and the African buffalo. Bison is a Greek word meaning ox-like animal, while the name "buffalo" originated with the French fur trappers who called these massive beasts bœufs, meaning ox or bullock in French. The name buffalo is listed in many dictionaries as an acceptable name for American buffalo or bison. The term buffalo dates to 1625 in North American usage when the term was first recorded for the American mammal. It has a much longer history than the term bison, which