Definition of "gerenuk" [ger•e•nuk]

• An African gazelle (Litocranius walleri) having long legs, a long slender neck, and backward-curving horns in the male. (noun)

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• "Black spelled correctly "serendipity" and "gerenuk" - a long-necked species of antelope native to East Africa - to earn all six points possible in rounds two and three."
• ""I had just seen the word 'gerenuk' about two hours before I had to spell it," Black said."
• "A gerenuk on tiptoes, entwined in a thorn tree, lipping away the tender leaves."