bubal

[ byoo-buhl ]

noun

1. a hartebeest, Alcelaphus boselaphus, of northern Africa.

bubal

/ ˈbjuːbəl; ˈbjuːbəlɪs /

noun

1. any of various antelopes, esp an extinct N African variety of hartebeest

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubal¹

1350–1400; Middle English: aurochs, antelope < Latin būbalus < Greek boúbalos a kind of gazelle or buffalo

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubal¹

C15: from Latin būbalus African gazelle, from Greek boubalos , from Greek bous ox

Example Sentences

If we apply this factor to Bubal the result is not less than an aggregate of 1,333 persons, much greater than the value set by Moraga in 1806.

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With respect to the suggestion of Gifford and Schenck that the number of inhabitants of Bubal had been augmented between 1806 and 1814 by refugees from the missions the following points may be noted.

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It is highly unlikely that as many as 300 would be concentrated at one village such as Bubal.

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Returning now to the population of Bubal we find Martin counting "no less" than 200 children in 1804, indicating a total number somewhere in the vicinity of 1,300, although most of the adults apparently had absconded.

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On October 23 he went across the plain and on October 24 arrived at Bubal, obviously from the west, and found it deserted, adding the comment that the village "... manifesto aver ya dias q. se fueron a otra parte."

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