nil·gai (n l g )n. pl. nil·gais or nilgai A large, long-legged antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus) of India, the male of which has short, sturdy horns and a tuft of long hair under the chin. [Hindi n lg , feminine of nlgw : nl, dark blue (from Sanskrit nla-) + gw, ox, cow (from Sanskrit gau ; see gwou- in Indo-European roots).] |
nilgai [ˈnɪlgaɪ], nilghau, nylghau [ˈnɪlgɔː]
n pl -gai, -gais, -ghau -ghaus
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus. The male is blue-grey with white markings and has small horns; the female is brownish and has no horns
[from Hindi nīlgāw blue bull, from Sanskrit nīla dark blue + go bull]
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| Noun | 1. |  nilgai - large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no hornsantelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks Boselaphus, genus Boselaphus - Indian antelopes: nilgais |
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