| 词汇 | gnu |
| 词源 | gnu. There are hundreds of thousands of these large antelopes in Africa, where they are also called “horned horses,” but else- where they are mainly encountered in crossword puzzles. Their unusual name is a corruption of the even more unusual and difficult to pronounce ngu that Bushmen call the animal. They are also called wildebeests. |
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