cattelo

noun

cattelo

noun

UK /ˈkæt.əl.əʊ/ · US /ˈkæt.ə.loʊ/

Etymology Blend of cattle + buffalo.

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:

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