Kalmar "Tsohuwar Buffalo na Duniya" yawanci tana nufin ɗayan nau'ikan buffalo guda biyu masu kusanci, Buffalo Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) ko Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Dukansu nau'in 'yan asalin Afirka ne da Asiya kuma ana daukar su dabbobin "Tsohuwar Duniya" saboda sun kasance a cikin waɗannan yankuna shekaru dubbai. "Buffalo" gabaɗaya yana nufin manyan dabbobi masu shayarwa masu ƙaho a cikin gidan Bovidae, wanda ya haɗa da buffalo da bison. Ana amfani da kalmar "Tsohuwar Duniya" don bambanta waɗannan nau'o'in daga Bison na Amurka, wanda shine nau'in "Sabuwar Duniya" daga Arewacin Amirka.