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Definition: Nylgau
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), found in Northern India; called also
the
blue bull. It has short horns, a black mane, and a
bunch of long hair on the throat. The general color is
grayish brown; the male is blue-grey with white markings, and
the female is brownish with no horns. [Written also
neelghau,
nilgau,
nylghai, and
nylghaie.]
Syn: nilgai, nylghai, blue bull,
Boselaphus tragocamelus.
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