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Added 9 October 2026

gnu

/njuː/ symbol

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ISO 639-3 language code for Gnau.

noun

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

Origin

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

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