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BOSELAPHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Boselaphus mean?
• BOSELAPHUS (noun)
The noun BOSELAPHUS has 1 sense:
1. Indian antelopes: nilgais
Familiarity information: BOSELAPHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Indian antelopes: nilgais
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Boselaphus; genus Boselaphus
Hypernyms ("Boselaphus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Boselaphus"):
blue bull; Boselaphus tragocamelus; nilgai; nylghai; nylghau (large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns)
Holonyms ("Boselaphus" is a member of...):
Bovidae; family Bovidae (true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats)
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