gnu

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a large African antelope with a heavy head, curved horns, sloping back, and long tufted tail; a wildebeest

   The gnu crossed the river with the rest of the migrating herd.

Borrowed through Dutch gnoe from Khoekhoe t'gnu or a related form, probably imitative of the animal's grunting call. English permits both gnu and gnus as plurals.

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