nilgai
or nyl·ghai, nyl·ghau
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
Origin of nilgai
1- Also called blue bull.
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How to use nilgai in a sentence
Although he is such an imposing animal, the blue bull is but poor shooting, unless when fairly run down in the open.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleThey abstain from the flesh of the nīlgai or blue bull as being an animal of the cow tribe.
They had got a black buck and a blue bull, and thought they had certainly won.
Lord Randolph Churchill | Winston Spencer ChurchillI shot a very nice swamp deer and Thomas a nilghai or blue bull.
Lord Randolph Churchill | Winston Spencer ChurchillStrike him yourself, Michael James, or you'll lose my drift of heifers and my blue bull from Sneem.
The Playboy of the Western World | J. M. Synge
British Dictionary definitions for nilgai
nilghau or nylghau (ˈnɪlɡɔː)
/ (ˈnɪlɡaɪ) /
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
Origin of nilgai
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