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3 Letter Words for Gnu
gnu, gun, ung
Definitions for Gnu
[1] either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
[2] either of two sturdy antelopes, Connochaetes taurinus (brindled gnu ) or the much rarer C. gnou (white-tailed gnu ), inhabiting the savannas of Africa, having an oxlike head and a long tufted tail Also called: wildebeest
Words nearby Gnu
gnotobiotics, gnow, gnp, gnrh, gns., gnu, gnvq, go, go a long way, go a long way toward, go about
Origin of Gnu
1770–80; < Khoikhoi, first recorded as t’gnu; probably to be identified with ǂnû black, as applying orig. to the black wildebeest
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Word origin for Gnu
C18: from Xhosa nqu