bubal
[
byoo
-b
uh
l]
/ˈbyu bəl/
noun
1.
a hartebeest,
Alcelaphus boselaphus,
of northern Africa.
Also,
bubalis
[
byoo
-b
uh
-lis]
/ˈbyu bə lɪs/
(
Show IPA
)
.
Origin
1350-1400;
Middle English:
aurochs, antelope <
Latin
būbalus
<
Greek
boúbalos
a kind of gazelle or buffalo
British Dictionary definitions for
bubal
bubal
/
ˈbjuːb
ə
l
/
noun
1.
any of various antelopes, esp an extinct N African variety of hartebeest
Word Origin
C15: from Latin
būbalus
African gazelle, from Greek
boubalos
, from Greek
bous
ox