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bubal

American

[byoo-buhl] / ˈbyu bəl /

Also bubalis

noun

a hartebeest, Alcelaphus boselaphus, of northern Africa.

bubal British

/ ˈbjuːbəl, ˈbjuːbəlɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bubal

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

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