bubaline

American

[byoo-buh-lahyn, -lin] / ˈbyu bəˌlaɪn, -lɪn /

adjective

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

bubaline British

/ ˈbjuːbəˌlaɪn, -lɪn /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of bubaline

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

Example Sentences

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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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