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nouncattelo (usually uncountable, plural cattelo or catteloes)
plural catteloes · alternative cattalo · alternative catalo
- uncountableusuallyA 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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cattelo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cattelo
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“cattelo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cattelo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cattelo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cattelo.
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