Definition of "nilgai" [nilgai]

• A large, long-legged antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus) of India, the male of which has short, sturdy horns and a tuft of long hair under the chin. (noun)

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• "We hunt whitetail in the South Texas brush country, but I also want something that is versatile enough for feral hog, nilgai antelope and possibly, one day, elk."
• "Numerous smaller game came to sniff the dead nilgai, but the waiting hunters shooed them away."
• "The Indian guide agreed, and they were successful in bagging a large nilgai on the first day."