bubalis

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noun

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variants or bubal or less commonly bubale

ˈbyübəl

plural bubalises or bubals also bubales

: the northern hartebeest

Bubalis

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Bu·​ba·​lis

ˈbyübələ̇s

taxonomic synonym of alcelaphus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek boubalis, boubalos, an African antelope

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