Definition of Bubalus
:a genus of Bovidae comprising the nearly hairless mud-wallowing buffaloes of Asia, certain large extinct relatives, and in some classifications the buffaloes of Africa
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Bubalus
noun
Bu·ba·lus
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ˈbyübələs
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Origin and Etymology of bubalus
New Latin, from Low GermanK boubalos buffalo, from Greek, an African antelope, probably from bous head of cattle
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