Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gnu"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gnu \Gnu\, n. [Hottentot gnu, or nju: cf. F. gnou.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.]
Note: 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gnu
n : large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox
and a long tufted tail [syn: {wildebeest}]
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