nylghai

nylghai
noun
large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns
Hypernyms: ↑antelope
Member Holonyms: ↑Boselaphus, ↑genus Boselaphus

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/nil"guy/, n., pl. nylghais, (esp. collectively) nylghai.
nilgai.

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  • nylghai — ylghai n. Same as {nylghau}. Syn: nilgai, nylghau, blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nylghai — [nil′gī΄] n. alt. sp. of NILGAI …   English World dictionary

  • nylghai — 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

  • nylghai — /nil guy/, n., pl. nylghais, (esp. collectively) nylghai. nilgai. * * * …   Universalium

  • nylghai — /ˈnɪlgaɪ/ (say nilguy) noun → nilgai …  

  • nylghai —   n. nilgai …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • blue bull — 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

  • 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

  • neelghau — 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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