nilgai

American  

[nil-gahy] / ˈnɪl gaɪ /

Or nylghai,

noun

plural

nilgais,

plural

nilgai

1. a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.

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nilgai British  

/ ˈnɪlɡɔː, ˈnɪlɡaɪ /

noun

1. a large Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus. The male is blue-grey with white markings and has small horns; the female is brownish and has no horns

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Etymology

Origin of nilgai

First recorded in 1880–85, nilgai is from the Hindi word nīlgāy literally, blue cow

Example Sentences

We are not like Antelope or Nilgai, who go without water for days and days.

From The Sa'-Zada Tales by Fraser, William Alexander

If it had been a Sambhur or a Nilgai we should have had no supper, for the grass whispered under me as I shook it with my trembling.

From The Sa'-Zada Tales by Fraser, William Alexander