beefalo

[ bee-fuh-loh ]

noun

, plural beef·a·loes, beef·a·los, (especially collectively) beef·a·lo

1. a hybrid animal that is a cross between a buffalo and the domestic cow, bred for disease resistance and for meat with low fat content.
2. the meat of such an animal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beefalo¹

1970–75; blend of beef and buffalo

Example Sentences

Nicknamed "Buddy," the beefalo, a cross between a bison and domestic cattle, eluded its handlers on Aug. 3 while being loaded off a truck at a meat processing business in Plymouth.

From Washington Post

The beefalo — a cross between a bison and domestic cattle — eluded its handlers on Aug. 3, while being loaded off a truck at a meat processing business in Plymouth.

From Seattle Times

Most of the bison that remained in the U.S. were bred with cattle in hopes of starting a thriving “beefalo” meat industry, an experiment that never really took off.

From Washington Times

Katie Adkins, owner of Plymouth Meats - from where the beefalo escaped - described the animal as “a little wilder than normal cattle… I mean, it’s half buffalo.”

From Washington Times

In an initial release, police identified the animal as a steer, and then as the missing beefalo in Friday’s release.

From Seattle Times