bubal

[ byoo-buhl ]

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

Origin of bubal

1
1350–1400; 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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British Dictionary definitions for bubal

bubal

bubalis (ˈbjuːbəlɪs)

/ (ˈbjuːbəl) /


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

Origin of bubal

1
C15: from Latin būbalus African gazelle, from Greek boubalos, from Greek bous ox

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