buffalypso
English
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Buffalypso
Alternative forms
- Buffalypso
Etymology
Blend of buffalo + calypso
Noun
buffalypso (plural buffalypso)
- A variety of water buffalo (Bos bubalis), developed in 1949 by Trinidad veterinarian Steve Bennett for meat and haulage.
- 1984, New Zealand Veterinary Association: Dairy Cattle Society, Proceedings of the Seminar, page 127:
- If we were able to substantially increase the size of Trinidad and Tobago's buffalypso herd, we would have an extremely valuable export commodity.
- 1989, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Strategy of Action for Reactivation of Agriculture in the Caribbean Countries, page 44:
- These techniques would also promote the exploitation of unique material, such as the buffalypso of Trinidad and Tobago and blackbelly sheep of Barbados.
- 2014, Sarah Cameron, Trinidad and Tobago Footprint Focus Guide, →ISBN, page 58..:
- Driving south from Port of Spain along the Uriah Butler highway, you will see sugar, citrus and rice fields, maybe a few buffalypso (buffaloes which have been selectively bred for meat), and Hindu temples and mosques.
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