bubaline

[ byoo-buh-lahyn, -lin ]

adjective

1. (of antelopes) resembling or like the bubal, as the hartebeests or blesbok.
2. pertaining to or resembling the true buffaloes.

bubaline

/ ˈbjuːbəˌlaɪn; -lɪn /

adjective

1. (of antelopes) related to or resembling the bubal
2. resembling or relating to the buffalo

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubaline¹

From the Latin word būbalīnus, dating back to 1820–30. See bubal, -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubaline¹

C19: from New Latin, from Latin būbalus ; see bubal

Example Sentences

There is first the enfranchisement of your steaming limbs from gaiter and shooting boot, buckskin and flannel; then the steeping of your sodden head in the pellucid depth, with bubaline snortings and expirations of satisfaction; then, as the first cold stream from the “tinpot” courses down your spine, what electric thrills start from a dozen ganglia and flush your whole nervous system with new life! 

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