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nylghau definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns [syn: nilgai, nylghai, nylghau, blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. = NILGAI. Etymology: Hind. f. Pers. nilgaw f. nil blue + gaw cow

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Nylghau Nyl"ghau, Nylgau Nyl"gau, n. [Hind. & Per. n[=i]lg[=a]w, prop., a blue cow; Per. n[=i]l blue + g[=a]w cow. See Lilac, and Cow the animal.] (Zo["o]l.) A large Asiatic antelope (Boselaphus, or Portax, tragocamelus), found in Northern India. It has short horns, a black mane, and a bunch of long hair on the throat. The general color is grayish brown. [Written also neelghau, nilgau, and nylghaie.]