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Bubalis
bu·bal
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ˈbyu
bəl
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l
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noun
a hartebeest,
Alcelaphus boselaphus,
of northern Africa.
Also,
bu·ba·lis
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bə
lɪs
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-lis
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.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English:
aurochs, antelope <
Latin
būbalus
<
Greek
boúbalos
a kind of gazelle or buffalo
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bubal
or
bubalis
(ˈbjuːb
ə
l, ˈbjuːbəlɪs)
—
n
any of various antelopes, esp an extinct N African variety of hartebeest
[C15: from Latin
būbalus
African gazelle, from Greek
boubalos
, from Greek
bous
ox]
bubalis
or
bubalis
—
n
[C15: from Latin
būbalus
African gazelle, from Greek
boubalos
, from Greek
bous
ox]
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bubal
or
bubalis
(ˈbjuːb
ə
l, ˈbjuːbəlɪs)
—
n
any of various antelopes, esp an extinct N African variety of hartebeest
[C15: from Latin
būbalus
African gazelle, from Greek
boubalos
, from Greek
bous
ox]
bubalis
or
bubalis
—
n
[C15: from Latin
būbalus
African gazelle, from Greek
boubalos
, from Greek
bous
ox]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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