Definition of NILGAI (original) (raw)
: a large bluish-gray antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus) of India and eastern Pakistan with the male having short horns, a black mane, and tuft of long hair on the throat
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Most people who go nilgai hunting, after all, do get a nilgai. —
Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2023 The areas of grassland habitat are ready to provide food for the animals that lions prey upon like nilgai (blue bull), chital (spotted deer), sambhar, chinkara. —Anup Dutta, Quartz India, 27 Nov. 2019
Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu nīlgāy
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of nilgai was in 1871
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“Nilgai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nilgai. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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