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nylghau


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nylghau 
  n  :  large  Indian  antelope;  male  is  blue-grey  with  white 
  markings;  female  is  brownish  with  no  horns  [syn:  {nilgai}, 
  {nylghai},  {blue  bull},  {Boselaphus  tragocamelus}] 




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