cattelo
English
Alternative forms
- cattalo, catalo
Etymology
Blend of cattle + buffalo
Noun
cattelo (usually uncountable, plural cattelo or catteloes)
- A cross between domestic cattle and buffalo.
- 2007 January 9, Jim Robbins, “Strands of Undesirable DNA Roam With Buffalo”, in New York Times:
- “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.
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Anagrams
- Coletta, calotte