GNU


Meaning of GNU in English

[ (g)nu: , (g)nju: ]

■ noun a large African antelope with a long head, a beard and mane, and a sloping back. [Genus Connochaetes : two species.]

Origin

C18: from Khoikhoi and San, perh. imitative of the sound made by the animal when alarmed.

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