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gerenuk

/ˈɡɛɹɛnuːk/ UK

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From Somali garanuug.

noun gerenuks · greenuk

A type of long-necked gazelle, Litocranius walleri, native to central and eastern Africa. Unaccountably, he finds himself thinking of gerenuks and gazelles.
Similar: giraffe gazelle, Waller's gazelle

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noun Litocranius walleri

한국어	기린영양 girinyeong'yang
日本語	麒麟羚羊 kirinreiyō
Kiswahili	swala twiga
Deutsch	Giraffengazelle
Italiano	gazzella giraffa, antilope giraffa, gerenuk, gherenuc
Русский	герену́к gerenúk, жира́фовая газе́ль žiráfovaja gazélʹ

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@misc{gerenuk_2026,
  title = {gerenuk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gerenuk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}