Boselaphus

Boselaphus
noun
Indian antelopes: nilgais
Syn: ↑genus Boselaphus
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Bovidae, ↑family Bovidae
Member Meronyms: ↑nilgai, ↑nylghai, ↑nylghau, ↑blue bull, ↑Boselaphus tragocamelus

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\\bōˈzeləfəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin bos ox, cow + Greek elaphos deer — more at elk
: a genus of Asiatic antelopes including only the nilgai

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  • Boselaphus — Antilope Nilgaut Antilope Nilgaut …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Boselaphus tragocamelus —   Nilgó …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Boselaphus tragocamelus — 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 tragocamelus}, syn. {Portax tragocamelus}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boselaphus tragocamelus — 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 tragocamelus}, syn. {Portax tragocamelus}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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