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gnu.

A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.

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Meaning & usage

noun/njuː/Received-Pronunciation/njuː/UK/ɡəˈnuː/UK/ɡəˈnjuː/UK
  1. A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.

Where this word comes from

From Dutch gnoe, from Khoekhoe ǃnu:, of unknown origin, likely onomatopoeic of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.

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