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cattelo

noun
/ˈkæt.əl.əʊ/UK/ˈkæt.ə.loʊ/US

Etymology

Blend of cattle + buffalo.

  1. derived from βούβαλος — “antelope, wild ox”
  2. derived from būbalus
  3. derived from būfalus
  4. borrowed from búfalo
  5. compounded as cattelo — “cattle + buffalo”

Definitions

  1. A cross between domestic cattle and buffalo.

    • “They purposely crossed bison with domestic cattle to make a better beef animal,” which they called cattelo, said James Derr, a geneticist at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA