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noun
A large antelope, of species Boselaphus tragocamelus, of India; blue bull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nylghai, nylghau, blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antelope
History
From Hindi नीलगाय (nīlgāy, “nilgai”), from नीला (nīlā, “blue”) + गाय (gāy, “cow”).
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