cattalo
Americannoun
plural
cattaloes, cattalosnoun
Etymology
Origin of cattalo
Example Sentences
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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
Today's cattalo looks more like a bull than a buffalo, but it has inherited the buffalo's robust qualities.
From Time Magazine Archive
In weather which would freeze cattle to death, the cattalo survives.
From Time Magazine Archive
The experts were finally sure that they had taken the cattalo out of the mule's biological dead end.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cattalo took the hardiness of the buffalo, and never required artificial food or shelter.
From The Last of the Plainsmen by Grey, Zane
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