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nilgai

or Բ·󲹾, Բ·󲹳

[ nil-gahy ]

noun

plural nilgais, (especially collectively) nilgai.
  1. a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.


nilgai

/ ˈnɪlɡɔː; ˈnɪlɡaɪ /

noun

  1. a large Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus. The male is blue-grey with white markings and has small horns; the female is brownish and has no horns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nilgai1

First recorded in 1880–85, nilgai is from the Hindi word ī literally, blue cow
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nilgai1

C19: from Hindi ī blue bull, from Sanskrit ī dark blue + go bull
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The paper’s authors, who also included a conservation officer and a park ranger, first spotted the motley crew in late December 2018, hanging out near a freshly killed nilgai antelope.

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Scarier still was the walk to a market where she had to sort the family’s paperwork for a ration card, through a wooded area populated by nilgai deer, monkeys and python.

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In view of the massive swelling of the python's stomach, the forest authorities suspect that it gobbled up a full-grown 'nilgai' or blue bull.

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On Sunday evening, when Boxler failed to return home from feeding the animals, family members searching for him found a nilgai antelope loose near its pen, its door open, the sheriff's office said.

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The Wyoming County sheriff’s office says 81-year-old Hans Boxler Sr. was feeding animals Monday when he was trampled by a nilgai antelope.

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