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Definitions of gnu in various dictionaries:
noun - large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
noun - a large antelope
GNU - The wildebeests, also called gnus, are a genus of antelopes, scientific name Connochaetes. They belong to the family Bovidae, which includes antelope...
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A wildebeest is also known by this 3-letter name |
Also known by this 3-letter name, the wildebeest comes in 2 species: black & blue |
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Either of two large African antelopes (Connochaetes gnou or C. taurinus) having a drooping mane and beard, a long tufted tail, and curved horns in both sexes. Also called wildebeest. |
a large dark antelope with a long head, a beard and mane, and a sloping back. |
large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail |
a large African animal that has a long tail and horns that curve to the sides and lives in areas covered with grass |
A large dark antelope with a long head, a beard and mane, and a sloping back. |
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The wildebeests, also called gnus, are a genus of antelopes, scientific name Connochaetes. They belong to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep and other even-toed horned ungulates. Connochaetes includes two species, both native to Africa: the black wildebeest, or white-tailed gnu (C. gnou); and the blue wildebeest, or brindled gnu (C. taurinus). Fossil records suggest these two species diverged about one million years ago, resulting in a northern and a southern species. The blue wildebeest remained in its original range and changed very little from the ancestral species, while the black wildebeest changed more in order to adapt to its open grassland habitat in the south. The most obvious way of telling the two species apart are the differences in their colouring and in the way their horns are oriented. * In East Africa, the blue wildebeest is the most abundant big game species; some populations perform an annual migration to new grazing grounds, but the blac |