gnu
noun/nuː/, /njuː/
/nuː/, /njuː/
(also wildebeest)
(plural gnu, gnus)
- a large antelope with curved hornsWord Originlate 18th cent.: from Khoikhoi and San, perhaps imitative of the sound made by the animal when alarmed. Khoikhoi and San are southern African languages.
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