Nyl'ghau, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Hind. & Per. nīl-gāū, properly a blue cow, fr. nīl, blue, and gāū, bull, bullock, cow.] (Zoöl.) A large, short-horned antelope (Portax tragocamelus), found in Northern India. The males are of a slaty blue, and the females of a rusty red. [Written also neelghau.]