[ noun ] hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds <noun.animal>
beefalo \beef"a*lo\ (b[=e]"f[.a]*l[-o]), n. a hardy breed of beef cattle derived as a cross between the American bison and domestic cattle, usually being genetically 3/8 bison and 5/8 domestic bovine; -- it yields leaner beef than conventional breeds. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
cattalo \cattalo\ n. hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; it yields leaner beef than conventional breeds; it is called also {beefalo}.
Syn: beefalo. [WordNet 1.5]
A herd of a relative of the buffalo known as the beefalo roamed onto the Florida Turnpike early Sunday, causing five accidents and costing the lives of seven of the huge animals, police said.