Definitions for nilgai

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nilgai nil·gai

Spelling: [nil-gahy]

IPA: /ˈnɪl gaɪ/

Nilgai is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 77 anagrams from letters in nilgai (agiiln).

Definitions for nilgai

noun

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

Origin of nilgai

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

Examples for nilgai

For example, the castrated nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) acquires horns, but not the characteristic male colour.

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