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gnu
(nuː)
Word forms: plural gnus
countable noun
A gnu is a large African deer.
gnu in British English
(nuː)
nounWord forms: plural gnus or gnu
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: wildebeestWord origin
C18: from Xhosa nqugnu in American English
(nu; nju)
nounWord forms: plural gnus or gnu
either of two large African antelopes (genus Connochaetes) with an oxlike head, horns that curve forward, and a horselike mane and tail; wildebeest
Word origin
Fr gnou < Xhosa nguImage ofgnu
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