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gnu (no̵̅o̅, nyo̵̅o̅)

noun pl. gnus or gnu

either of two large African antelopes (genus Connochaetes) with an oxlike head, horns that curve forward, and a horselike mane and tail; wildebeest

Etymology: Fr gnou < Xhosa ngu

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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