[kat-l-oh] 
[bee-fuh-loh] 
) -lo for 1. | 1. | a hybrid animal that is 3/8 to 3/32 buffalo, the remaining genetic component being domestic cow, bred for disease resistance and for meat with low fat content. |
| 2. | the meat of such an animal. |
| beef·a·lo (bē'fə-lō') n. pl. beefalo or beef·a·los or beef·a·loes A hybrid that results from a cross between the American buffalo, or bison, and beef cattle and is typically 3/8 buffalo and 5/8 bovine. Beefalo yields leaner beef than conventional breeds of cattle. Also called cattalo. [Blend of beef and buffalo.] |
| cat·ta·lo also cat·a·lo (kāt'l-ō') n. pl. cat·ta·loes also cat·a·loes or cat·ta·los also cat·a·los See beefalo. [catt(le) + (buff)alo.] |