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buffalypso

buffalypso noun: a variety of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), developed in 1949 by Trinidad veterinarian Stephen Bennett for meat and haulage.

buffalypso: a variety of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), developed in 1949 by Trinidad veterinarian Stephen...
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Noun (1)

buffalypso (plural buffalypso)

  1. A variety of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), developed in 1949 by Trinidad veterinarian Stephen Bennett for meat and haulage.
    • If we were able to substantially increase the size of Trinidad and Tobago's buffalypso herd, we would have an extremely valuable export commodity.1984, New Zealand Veterinary Association: Dairy Cattle Society, Proceedings of the Seminar, page 127
    • These techniques would also promote the exploitation of unique material, such as the buffalypso of Trinidad and Tobago and blackbelly sheep of Barbados.1989, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Strategy of Action for Reactivation of Agriculture in the Caribbean Countries, page 44

Noun (2) capitalized: Buffalypso

Buffalypso (plural Buffalypso)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of buffalypso.
    • The development of the Buffalypso is due mainly to the work of Dr S. P. Bennet, while he was working at a local sugar company.1988, Desmond Hill, Cattle and Buffalo Meat Production in the Tropics, page 80
    • When Scott and Alice first moved into Pastora seven years ago, having grown up in areas where grotesque sprawling houses covered most of the land, they were excited by all the green fields with the Buffalypso, the old cocoa estates, and even the fires in the hills around the Vale at night.2007, Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw, Four Taxis Facing North, page 104

Forms of buffalypso

pluralbuffalypso
alternative formBuffalypso
pluralBuffalypso

Origin of buffalypso

Blend of buffalo + calypso.

Questions about buffalypso

What does buffalypso mean?
Buffalypso means a variety of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), developed in 1949 by Trinidad veterinarian Stephen Bennett for meat and haulage.
What part of speech is buffalypso?
Buffalypso is a noun.
What is the plural of buffalypso?
The plural of buffalypso is buffalypso.

Words near buffalypso in the dictionary

  1. Buffalonian
  2. Buffalonians
  3. buffalopox
  4. buffalos
  5. buffaloweed
  6. buffalypso
  7. buffant
  8. buffants
  9. buffarilla
  10. buffarillas
  11. buffas

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