gnu

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

From Dutch gnoe, from Khoekhoe ǃnu:, of unknown origin, likely onomatopoeic of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.

For instance, there's the animal that has been called the Gnu. — Animal Children: The Friends of the Forest and the Plain, Edith Brown Kirkwood
GNU, n. An animal of South Africa, which in its domesticated state resembles a horse, a buffalo and a stag. — The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
Herds of gnus, hartebeests, elands, and zebras, intermingled with reed buck and impala, alternately stared in immobility, then dashed off in clouds of yellow dust, and once more stood at gaze. — The Man Who Did the Right Thing: A Romance, Harry Johnston

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