Nilgai Definition

nĭlgī
nilgais
noun
A large, gray Indian antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus): the male has short, straight horns and a black mane.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
nilgai
Plural:
nilgais

Origin of Nilgai

  • Hindi nīlgāī feminine of nīlgāw nīl dark blue (from Sanskrit nīla-) gāw ox, cow (from Sanskrit gauḥ gwou- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nilgai Sentence Examples

  • The nilgai is about the size of a mule.

  • The first group, or Tragelaphinae, is represented by the African elands (Taurotragus), bongo (Boocercus), kudus (Strepsiceros) and bushbucks or harnessed antelopes (Tragelaphus), and the Indian nilgai (Boselaphus).

  • Leopards still haunt the cane-brakes and thickets along the banks of the rivers; and nilgai and antelopes abound.

  • The nilgai is about the size of a mule (see Antelope).

  • There are also within these coverts several varieties of wild animals, such as the tiger, leopard, hyena, wild boar, nilgai and jackal.

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Words Starting With

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