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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail [syn: gnu, wildebeest]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural gnu or gnus) Etymology: Khoikhoi t'gnu Date: 1777 wildebeest

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to S. Africa, with a large erect head and brown stripes on the neck and shoulders. Also called WILDEBEEST. Etymology: Bushman nqu, prob. through Du. gnoe

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gnus) A gnu is a large African deer. N-COUNT

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	GNU
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AAL
FAA District	NONE
State	AK
State	ALASKA
County	BETHEL
County State	AK
City Name	GOODNEWS
Full Name	GOODNEWS
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900"
Elevation	15
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	KODIAK
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	00
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	SE
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGY
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	N
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	N
Air Taxi	001200
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	002000
Latitude	59.1174166667
Longitude	-161.5774444444
State FIPS code	02
State Postal Code	AK
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	1344
Version	09

Moby Thesaurus

Cape elk, Virginia deer, antelope, buck, camel, camelopard, caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, elk, fallow deer, fawn, gazelle, giraffe, hart, hartebeest, hind, kaama, moose, mule deer, musk deer, okapi, red deer, reindeer, roe, roe deer, roebuck, springbok, stag, wildebeest