gerenuk
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gerenuk
First recorded in 1890–95, gerenuk is from the Somali word gáránúug
Vocabulary lists containing gerenuk
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The property’s infinity pool faces the dry riverbed of seasonal River Kauro, where an adjacent waterhole often attracts such wildlife as Grevy’s zebra and gerenuk.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
By the way, the gerenuk skull isn't exactly 'typical' either, but that's a story for another time.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 26, 2014
The long neck and limbs, coupled with peculiarities in the structure of the skull, entitle the gerenuk, which is a large species, to represent a genus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
We ran across the second imbecile gerenuk, and B. collected it!
From The Land of Footprints by Stewart Edward White
And lo! through a tiny opening in the brush we espied one of those elusive gerenuk standing not over one hundred yards away.
From The Land of Footprints by Stewart Edward White
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