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Gnu

Gnu Meaning & Definition
Gnu Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gnu?

[n] large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gnu: wildebeest

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gnu: antelope | buck | camel | camelopard | Cape elk | caribou | deer | deerlet | doe | dromedary | eland | elk | fallow deer | fawn | gazelle | giraffe | hart | hartebeest | hind | kaama | moose | mule deer | musk deer | okapi | red deer | reindeer | roe | roe deer | roebuck | springbok | stag | Virginia deer | wildebeest

See Also | antelope | Connochaetes | genus Connochaetes

Gnu In Webster's Dictionary

\Gnu\, n. [Hottentot gnu, or nju: cf. F. gnou.] (Zo["o]l.) One of two species of large South African antelopes of the genus {Catoblephas}, having a mane and bushy tail, and curved horns in both sexes. [Written also {gnoo}.] Note: The common gnu or wildebeest ({Catoblephas gnu}) is plain brown; the brindled gnu or blue wildebeest ({C. gorgon}) is larger, with transverse stripes of black on the neck and shoulders.

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