nilgai C2 Topic:Animals Also spelled nilghau US /ˈnɪlɡaɪ/ UK /ˈnɪlɡaɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #917997 Meanings 1 noun a large antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, native to the Indian subcontinent, the adult male of which is bluish gray A male nilgai stood above the dry grass with its short horns clearly visible. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large antelope,... blue bull Word family Related forms Boselaphus tragocamelusantelopebovidIndia Etymology From Hindi nilgai, literally 'blue cow,' from nila, 'blue,' and gai, 'cow.' Nilghau, nylghai, and nylghau are historical English spellings. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nilgai **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnɪlɡaɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɪlɡaɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 917997 ## Meanings 1. a large antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, native to the Indian subcontinent, the adult male of which is bluish gray ## Examples - A male nilgai stood above the dry grass with its short horns clearly visible. ## Synonyms - blue bull ## Related Forms - Boselaphus tragocamelus - antelope - bovid - India ## Etymology From Hindi nilgai, literally 'blue cow,' from nila, 'blue,' and gai, 'cow.' Nilghau, nylghai, and nylghau are historical English spellings. ## Topics - Animals markdown