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gerenuk

UK/ˈɡɛɹɛnuːk/

gerenuk noun: a type of long-necked gazelle, Litocranius walleri, native to central and eastern Africa.

gerenuk: a type of long-necked gazelle, Litocranius walleri, native to central and eastern Africa
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Noun

gerenuk (plural gerenuks)

  1. A type of long-necked gazelle, Litocranius walleri, native to central and eastern Africa.
    • Unaccountably, he finds himself thinking of gerenuks and gazelles.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 139
    • She was beautiful, sloe black eyes and red ripe lips atop the long neck of a gerenuk, her pure brown skin set off by yards of carnelian and amber beads;2010, Nadifa Mohamed, Black Mamba Boy, page 195

gerenuk meaning in Tamil

gerenuk in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

Synonyms of gerenuk

Forms of gerenuk

pluralgerenuks
alternative formgreenuk

Origin of gerenuk

From Somali garanuug.

Questions about gerenuk

What does gerenuk mean?
Gerenuk means a type of long-necked gazelle, Litocranius walleri, native to central and eastern Africa.
What is gerenuk in Tamil?
Gerenuk in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Gerenuk meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gerenuk?
Gerenuk is a noun.
How do you pronounce gerenuk?
Gerenuk is pronounced /ˈɡɛɹɛnuːk/ (UK).
What is the plural of gerenuk?
The plural of gerenuk is gerenuks.

Words near gerenuk in the dictionary

  1. Gerenas
  2. gerenda
  3. Gerens
  4. gerent
  5. gerents
  6. gerenuk
  7. gerenuks
  8. Geres
  9. geresh
  10. Gerety
  11. Geretys

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gerenuk (page history and authors); gerenuk (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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