gnu
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
Origin of gnu
1- Also called wildebeest.
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How to use gnu in a sentence
For instance, there's the animal that has been called the gnu.
Animal Children | Edith Brown KirkwoodI shot a gnu, but wandered in coming back to the party, and did not find them till it was getting dark.
I must here include one of the most curious animals in India, a creature resembling at first sight the African gnu.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleAmong the antelope family the gnu, or horned horse, is perhaps the most curious specimen.
The World and Its People: Book VII | Anna B. BadlamAt Sèvres I saw two pieces of china; on one of them was a gnu, on the other a zebra.
Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville | Mary Somerville
British Dictionary definitions for gnu
/ (nuː) /
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
Origin of gnu
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