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bubalis

noun
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variants: or bubal or less commonly bubale \ˈbyübəl \
plural bubalises or bubals also bubales

Definition of bubalis 

(Entry 1 of 2)

: the northern hartebeest

Bubalis

Bu·ba·lis | \ˈbyübələ̇s\

Definition of Bubalis (Entry 2 of 2)

taxonomic synonym of alcelaphus

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History and Etymology for bubalis

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

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