BUBALE

Etymology

Noun

bubale (plural bubales)

Any of several North African antelopes of the genus Alcelaphus.

Any of several African buffalos of the genus Bubalus.

Anagrams

• bauble

Source: Wiktionary


Bu"ba*le, n. Etym: [Cf. F. bubale. See Buffalo, n.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large antelope (Alcelaphus bubalis) of Egypt and the Desert of Sahara, supposed by some to be the fallow deer of the Bible.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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