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nil·gai

(nĭl′gī)

n. pl. nil·gais or nilgai

A large brown or bluish-gray antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus) native to India, Nepal, and Pakistan, the male of which has short, sturdy horns and strands of long hair hanging down from the throat.

[Hindi nīlgāī, feminine of nīlgāw : nīl, dark blue (from Sanskrit nīla-) + gāw, ox, cow (from Sanskrit gauḥ; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots).]

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nilgai

(ˈnɪlɡaɪ) ,

nilghau

nylghau

n, pl -gai, -gais, -ghau or -ghaus

(Animals) a large Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus. The male is blue-grey with white markings and has small horns; the female is brownish and has no horns

[C19: from Hindi nīlgāw blue bull, from Sanskrit nīla dark blue + go bull]

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nilgai - large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns

blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus, nylghai, nylghau

antelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

Boselaphus, genus Boselaphus - Indian antelopes: nilgais

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