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Webster 1913 Edition


Gnu

Gnu

,
Noun.
[Hottentot
gnu
, or
nju
: cf. F.
gnou
.]
(Zool.)
One of two species of large South African antelopes of the genus
Catoblephas
, having a mane and bushy tail, and curved horns in both sexes.
[Written also
gnoo
.]
☞ The common gnu or wildebeest (
Catoblephas gnu
) is plain brown; the brindled gnu or blue wildebeest (
C. gorgon
) is larger, with transverse stripes of black on the neck and shoulders.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gnu

GNU

,
Noun.
A species of Antelope, in Southern Africa, whose form partakes of that of the horse, the ox, and the deer.

Definition 2024


gnû

gnû

See also: gnu, Gnu, GNU, and gnú

Emilian

Alternative forms

Verb

gnû m (masculine plural gnû, feminine gnùda, feminine plural gnùdi)

  1. (Modenese) past participle of gnìr