nilgai
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Hindi नीलगाय (nīlgāy, “nilgai”), from नीला (nīlā, “blue”) + गाय (gāy, “cow”).
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Noun[edit]
nilgai (plural nilgais or nilgai)
- A large antelope, of species Boselaphus tragocamelus, of India; blue bull.
Translations[edit]
large antelope of northern India
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References[edit]
- “nilgai”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “nilgai” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
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Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
nilgai m (invariable)
- bluebuck, blaubok, blue antelope, nilgai, nilgau, blue bull (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
- Synonym: antilope azzurra (“Boselaphus tragocamelus”)
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