gnu

(no͞o, nyo͞o)

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.]

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gnu

(nuː)

n, pl gnus or gnu

(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

[C18: from Xhosa nqu]

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gnu

(nu, nyu)

n., pl. gnus, (esp. collectively) gnu.

either of two stocky, oxlike African antelopes, the silvery gray Connochaetestaurinus or the black C. gnou.

Also called wildebeest.

[1770–80; Khoikhoi, first recorded as t'gnu]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

gnu - large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail

wildebeest

antelope - 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

نو: حيوان أفريقي يُشْبِه البَقَر

pakůň hřívnatý

gnu

Gnu

ñu GNU

gnugnuu

gnou

gnú

gnÿr

gnu

gnu

gnoe

gnu

gnu

Güney Afrika antilobu

牛羚角马

gnu

[nuː] N (gnus or gnu (pl)) → ñu m

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gnu

[ˈnuː] n → gnou m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gnu

n → Gnu nt

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gnu

[nuː] n → gnu m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gnu

(nuː) – plurals gnus ~gnu – noun

a type of large African antelope.

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