gnu (n , ny)n. Either of two large African antelopes (Connochaetes gnou or C. taurinus) having a drooping mane and beard, a long tufted tail, and curved horns in both sexes. Also called wildebeest. [Probably from Dutch gnoe, from Xhosa i-ngu, white-tailed gnu, from San !nu, black wildebeest.] |
gnu [nuː]
n pl gnus, gnu
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two sturdy antelopes, Connochaetes taurinus (brindled gnu) or the much rarer C. gnou (white-tailed gnu), inhabiting the savannas of Africa, having an oxlike head and a long tufted tail Also called wildebeest
[from Xhosa nqu]
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| Noun | 1. |  gnu - large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tailantelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks Connochaetes, genus Connochaetes - African antelopes: gnus |
Translations
gnu [nuː] N (gnus or gnu (pl)) → ñu m
gnu
n → Gnu nt
n gnu [nuː]
a type of large African antelope. wildebees, gnoe نو: حيوان أفريقي يُشْبِه البَقَر африканска антилопа pakůň hřívnatý gnu das Gnu γκνου (είδος αντιλόπης) ñu gnuu گوزن یالدار gnu gnou גנו कुरंग, हिरण, मृग gnu gnú gnu gnÿr gnu ヌー 누(아프리카산의 소영양의 일종) gnu gnu gnu gnoe gnu gnu gnu gnu гну gnu gnu gnu gnu ละมั่งแอฟริกา Güney Afrika antilobu 牛羚, 角馬 гну ایک قسم کا افریقی ہرن linh dương đầu bò 牛羚, 角马
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