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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GERENUK

From Somali garanug.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GERENUK

gerenuk  [ˈɡɛrɪˌnʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GERENUK

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gerenuk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GERENUK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gerenuk

Gerenuk

The gerenuk /ˈɡɛrɛnuːk/, Litocranius walleri, also known as the Waller's gazelle, is a long-necked species of antelope found in dry thorn shrubland and desert in the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes region. The word gerenuk comes from the Somali language, meaning "giraffe-necked". Gerenuk are sometimes also called the giraffe-necked antelope. It is the sole member of the genus Litocranius.

Definition of gerenuk in the English dictionary

The definition of gerenuk in the dictionary is a slender E African antelope, Litocranius walleri, with a long thin neck and backward-curving horns.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GERENUK


inglenook
ˈɪŋɡəlˌnʊk
Inuk
ɪˈnʊk
nook
nʊk
schnook
ʃnʊk
shnook
ʃnʊk
Sihanouk
ˈsɪənʊk
snoek
snʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GERENUK

geraniol
geranium
gerardia
geratological
geratologist
geratology
gerbera
gerbil
gerbille
gerent
gerfalcon
Gergiev
geriatric
geriatric medicine
geriatrician
geriatrics
geriatrist
Gerlachovka
germ
germ carrier

WORDS THAT END LIKE GERENUK

auk
bouk
Datuk
douk
euk
Kirkuk
Marduk
mukluk
Norodom Sihanouk
padauk
padouk
Pamuk
Seljuk
souk
taluk
tuk-tuk
uk
Volapuk
yuk
zouk

Synonyms and antonyms of gerenuk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gerenuk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GERENUK

Find out the translation of gerenuk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gerenuk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gerenuk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gerenuk
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gerenuk
570 millions of speakers

English

gerenuk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gerenuk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gerenuk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Gerenuk
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gerenuk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gerenuk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gerenuk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gerenuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gerenuk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gerenuk
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gerenuk
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gerenuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gerenuk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gerenuk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गेरेनुक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gerenuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gerenuk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gerenuk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Gerenuk
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gerenuk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gerenuk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gerenuk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Gerenuk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gerenuk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gerenuk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GERENUK»

The term «gerenuk» is normally little used and occupies the 115.281 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GERENUK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gerenuk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gerenuk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gerenuk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GERENUK»

Discover the use of gerenuk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gerenuk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed ...
The unstudied dibatag, found only in eastern Somalia and the Ogaden of Ethiopia, is the gerenuk's closest relative. The 2 are much alike in appearance, ecology, and behavior (observed in captive animals) but overlap in eastern Somalia, ...
Richard Estes, 1991
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A Savanna Food Chain: A Who-Eats-What Adventure in Africa
(Litocranius walleri) The gerenuk antelope raises herself on her hind legs like a begging dog. Her front legs pull the river bush willow tree branches down. She stretches out her extralong neck. With this long neck, she reaches leaves too high  ...
Rebecca Hogue Wojahn, Donald Wojahn, 2009
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Miniature Pinscher: UK Registered Miniature Pinschers 1974-1983
Gerenuk Garfunkel – Dog Sire - Lord Nelson Mini De La Praga Dam - Foxtown Flavia D.O.B. 8th October 1974 Gerenuk Garibaldi – Dog Sire - Lord Nelson Mini De La Praga Dam - Foxtown Flavia D.O.B. 8th October 1974 Gerenuk Garulf ...
Sue Edmondson, 2008
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Kenya
Gerenuk Groups of Grevy's zebra appear to have no leaders and, apart from mares with their foals, there are apparently no bonds. Gestation is a little longer than in common zebra - I 3 months as against l2 months for a common zebra. Grevy's ...
Dave Richards, Val Richards, 2007
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East Africa
Gerenuk Weight 30-50kg; length 160-200cm The gerenuk is one of the strangest creatures you'll ever see – a tall slender gazelle with a giraffelike neck. Adapted for life among semiarid brush, the gerenuk stands on its hind legs to reach ...
Mary Fitzpatrick, Tim Bewer, Matthew Firestone, 2009
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True at First Light: A Fictional Memoir
But it is never a reproach thathe has kept achild's heart, achild's honesty andachild's freshness andnobility. No one knewwhy Mary needed tokill a gerenuk.They werea strange longnecked gazelle and thebucks had heavyshort curved hornsset ...
Ernest Hemingway, 2014
7
Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
It is similar to another antelope found in the southern portion of its range, known as Waller's gazelle or the gerenuk. Both types are found in Somalia, but the gerenuk extends into Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, and Tanzania in East Africa. Only the ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2001
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East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, ...
Sketches showing principal muscles operating head movements in gerenuk. The slender neck is caused not only by a lengthening of the vertebrae but by the fact that several of the superficial muscles that would link the shoulders with the ...
Jonathan Kingdon, 1988
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Two Hearts, One Passion: Dick and Mary Cabela's Hunting ...
Very good gerenuk.” He waved his hand, almost frantically, motioning Dick forward. From my position, I couldn't see anything, but I was no longer tired. I leaned to the right and stretched my neck, catching a glimpse of tawny fur on the far edge ...
Dick Cabela, David Cabela, 2005
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Grazers
The gerenuk's shoulder height is 80–105 cm (31–41 inches), and the animal weighs 28–52 kg (62–114 pounds). It has a two-tone coloration, buff with a reddish brown saddle. Itsunderparts,rumppatch, tail, throatpatch, chin, eye rings, and lips ...
John P. Rafferty, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GERENUK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gerenuk is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tuji Team Takes First Place In Animal Game Count Competition
Small pockets of elephants were seen throughout the afternoon, along with giraffle, buffalo, impala, water buck, gerenuk, jackal, grants gazelle, ... «Coastweek, Jul 15»
2
L.A. City Council hikes zoo fees to $20 for adults, $15 for children
A baby gerenuk drinks from a bottle at the Los Angeles Zoo in this 2013 photo. The city is looking into raising admission prices to the zoo $1 ... «LA Daily News, Jun 15»
3
Valley student taking part in Spelling Bee
He has made it through Round 2 by correctly spelling mahimahi and in Round 3 correctly gerenuk - which is a long-necked antelope native to ... «Brownsville Herald, May 15»
4
Valley speller competes in national bee
In round three, he correctly spelled the word gerenuk, a long-necked antelope native to eastern Africa. After that round, those with the highest ... «Monitor, May 15»
5
Google's Online Museum Adds 3D Animal Skulls and Sculptures
They range from a slightly terrifying head of a wolf eel to the gloriously sculptural horns atop the skull of a gerenuk and the quasi-minimalist ... «Hyperallergic, Apr 15»
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7 Facts About the Unusual Gerenuk
Look, it's a deer! It's a baby giraffe! No, it's a gerenuk! That's right, this practically unheard of animal, also scientifically known as Litocranius ... «Care2.com, Mar 15»
7
The Three Words That Made Me a Better Dad
When my daughter asked me about the donkey-faced giraffe gerenuk, my initial thought was, “I bet Susie's dad knows the answer to this ... «Babble, Feb 15»
8
Here's a hot scoop: Zoo giving away poop
Zoo Doo is the combined product of animal bedding and manure from the zoo's elephants, goats, hippos, rhino, gerenuk, giraffes and other ... «Portland Tribune, Feb 15»
9
Inside scoop for local gardeners: free 'zoo doo'
Zoo Doo is the combined product of animal bedding and manure from the zoo's elephants, goats, hippos, rhino, gerenuk, giraffes and other ... «Statesman Journal, Feb 15»
10
Bush Telegraph: Can tourism save Kenya's magnificent wildlife?
... Big Five as well as very rare species, including black rhino, Grevy's zebra, the long-necked gerenuk, the Somali ostrich and the Beisa oryx. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Gerenuk [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gerenuk>. May 2024 ».
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