Plural of gnu; large African antelopes with curved horns, also called wildebeests, famous for their massive migrations.
From Zulu 'i-gnu,' an onomatopoetic word mimicking the animal's characteristic sound, adopted into English.
Millions of gnus migrate across Africa annually in one of Earth's greatest natural spectacles—the crossing of the Serengeti involves roughly 2 million animals!
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