Gnu

Word GNU
Character 3
Hyphenation gnu
Pronunciations /njuː/

Definitions and meanings of "Gnu"

What do we mean by gnu?

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. noun

An African animal of the genus Catoblepas (or Connochætes), belonging to the antilopine division of the family Bovidæ; a wildebeest. noun

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. noun

A large antelope native to Africa having curved horns. noun

Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail noun

A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Gnu

The word "gnu" in example sentences

A gnu is not really like a dodo … But I think there’s something from dodos in gnus … ❋ Unknown (2007)

I am trying to build a spreadsheet application to cli, called gnu-oleo. ❋ Alexvader (2010)

(sometimes called gnu) which look something like the American buffalo or bison, and hartebeest, stood around in a ring, looking on. ❋ Edmund Lester Pearson (1908)

Or use a different tool to create the tar - I just tried using Ant to create the tar file with longfile = "gnu", and the resulting tar file is readable with both Ant and Winzip. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Black wilebeest are the most different of the various African wildebeest antelopes (aka "gnu"), different enough from the many subspecies to be counted as their own species. ❋ Greg Laden [email protected] (2010)

"gnu," from a hollow moaning sound to which these creatures sometimes give utterance, and which is represented by the word "gnoo-o-oo." ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

"gnu" page. visual_effect: blind_down, form_div Now, when we click on the "Add a comment" link, ❋ Midpoint (2009)

Thank GOD we don't have to jailbreak a pocket pc to get it to run anything, since it does just that (pocket pc applications, emulators, gnu/linux, etc). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Every policeman when I be young whippersnapper be wearing size 14 highly shined boots, looked on down on us hoi polloi/gnu from on high and if we spotted them before cast of the shadow of wrath touches, yee skedaddled as fast as thy winged shoes would go. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

How many gnu live within 50 miles of the Bank? how many hyenas were there gnashing their teeth at the bank? ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

The Carrion were showing only those at the kill, yet the World only saw the defenders of gnu as vicious as the jackals and hyenas in defense of the gnu. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

How empty and lifeless would Twain's prose be without words like pneumatic, knockwurst, and gnu? ❋ Laurence Hughes (2011)

Because while I can't say that I have seen Sir David's entire output, I think it is a reasonable bet that the veteran zoologist has never interrupted his breathy description of a big cat's hunting habits by pointing at an elderly gnu and bellowing: "Away, Leo, get up his arse, my son." ❋ Unknown (2012)

Letters after a name do not modify character, they are there to confuse the letterless ones, just like a magicians wand is used, to get the hoi polloi [gnu] looking the other way while getting sheered. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

Foar drinkees, sumfink gnu ai hadded lsat nyte – waddurmellin dropperz – fraish waddurmellin joos miksded wif waddurmellin likkoor adn sowur miks, serbed oavur iis, wiffa lyme twiss awn teh rym uv teh glas … awlsoetu, razzamaberree droppers, adn lemminaid droppers … wif oar wifowt alkyhole, witchevur yu purrfur. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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