bubal
[ byoo-buhl ]
noun
a hartebeest, Alcelaphus boselaphus, of northern Africa.
Origin of bubal
11350–1400; Middle English: aurochs, antelope <Latin būbalus<Greek boúbalos a kind of gazelle or buffalo
- Also bu·ba·lis [byoo-buh-lis]. /ˈbyu bə lɪs/.
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How to use bubal in a sentence
Another Assam race (B. bubalis fulvus) is characterized by the tawny, in place of black, colour of its hair and hide.
Bubalis, or Alcelaphus as it is sometimes called, is an African genus, ranging however into Arabia.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers Beddard
British Dictionary definitions for bubal
bubal
bubalis (ˈbjuːbəlɪs)
/ (ˈbjuːbəl) /
noun
any of various antelopes, esp an extinct N African variety of hartebeest
Origin of bubal
1C15: from Latin būbalus African gazelle, from Greek boubalos, from Greek bous ox
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