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Definition of: nilgai
(nil′gī) noun
A large, short–maned Indian antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus) with the hind legs much shorter than the fore: often spelled nylghai, nylghau. Also nil′gau (-gô), nil′ghai, nil′ghau (-gô). [<Persian nīlgāu <nīl blue + gāu cow]
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