gnu
Meaning
A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
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Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/njuː/
Etymology
Borrowed from Khoekhoe ǃnu:, of unknown origin, likely onomatopoeic of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.
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