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

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

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Further evidence of collateral importance is derived from consideration of the location of the village of Bubal.

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Furthermore Cabot, at Bubal eight years after Moraga, found 700 persons.

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Cabot's quite careful estimate for the principal rancheria shows that it was larger than Bubal or Tuntache in 1814.

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He found the principal village of the Wowol, which he called Bubal.

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