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cattalo

American  
[kat-l-oh] / ˈkæt lˌoʊ /

noun

cattaloes, plural cattalos plural
  1. beefalo.


cattalo British  
/ ˈkætəˌləʊ /

noun

  1. a hardy breed of cattle developed by crossing the American bison with domestic cattle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of cattalo

1885–90; blend of cattle and buffalo

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The bison were introduced to the area in the early 1990s as part of a ranching operation to crossbreed them with cattle, creating hybrids known as beefalo or cattalo.

From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2014

The experts were finally sure that they had taken the cattalo out of the mule's biological dead end.

From Time Magazine Archive

In weather which would freeze cattle to death, the cattalo survives.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today's cattalo looks more like a bull than a buffalo, but it has inherited the buffalo's robust qualities.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Look at the cattalo calves," cried Jones, in ecstatic tones.

From The Last of the Plainsmen by Grey, Zane

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