gnu
A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
Noun
- A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
Synonyms: wildebeest
Origin
From Dutch gnoe, from Khoekhoe ǃnu:, of unknown origin, likely onomatopoeic of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.