"gerenuk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɛɹɛnuːk/ [UK] Forms: gerenuks [plural]
Etymology: From Somali garanuug. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|so|garanuug}} Somali garanuug Head templates: {{en-noun}} gerenuk (plural gerenuks)
  1. A type of long-necked gazelle, Litocranius walleri, native to central and eastern Africa. Categories (lifeform): Antilopine antelopes Synonyms: giraffe gazelle, Waller's gazelle Translations (Litocranius walleri): girafgazelle [feminine] (Dutch), gerenukki (Finnish), kirahviantilooppi (Finnish), Giraffengazelle [feminine] (German), gazzella giraffa [feminine] (Italian), antilope giraffa [feminine] (Italian), gerenuk [masculine] (Italian), gherenuc [masculine] (Italian), 麒麟羚羊 (kirinreiyō) (alt: キリンレイヨウ) (Japanese), 기린영양 (girinyeong'yang) (alt: 麒麟羚羊) (Korean), gerenuk (Polish), герену́к (gerenúk) [masculine] (Russian), жира́фовая газе́ль (žiráfovaja gazélʹ) [feminine] (Russian), garanuug (Somali), swala twiga (Swahili), giraffgasell [common-gender] (Swedish), gerenwc [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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