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cattelo

UK/ˈkæt.əl.əʊ/US/ˈkæt.ə.loʊ/

cattelo noun: a cross between domestic cattle and buffalo.

Noun

cattelo (usually uncountable, plural cattelo or catteloes)

  1. (usually) A cross between domestic cattle and buffalo.
    • “They purposely crossed bison with domestic cattle to make a better beef animal,” which they called cattelo, said James Derr, a geneticist at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine.2007 January 9, Jim Robbins, “Strands of Undesirable DNA Roam With Buffalo”, in New York Times

Forms of cattelo

pluralcattelo
pluralcatteloes
alternative formcattalo
alternative formcatalo

Origin of cattelo

Blend of cattle + buffalo.

Questions about cattelo

What does cattelo mean?
Cattelo means a cross between domestic cattle and buffalo.
What part of speech is cattelo?
Cattelo is a noun.
How do you pronounce cattelo?
Cattelo is pronounced /ˈkæt.əl.əʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of cattelo?
The plural of cattelo is cattelo.

Words near cattelo in the dictionary

  1. Cattegat
  2. cattel
  3. cattell
  4. Cattellian
  5. Cattells
  6. cattelo
  7. catteloes
  8. Catterall
  9. Catteralls
  10. Catterick
  11. Catterick Bridge

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