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wildebeest

[ wil-duh-beest, vil- ]

noun

, plural wil·de·beests, (especially collectively) wil·de·beest.
  1. gnu.


wildebeest

/ ˈwɪldɪˌbiːst; ˈvɪl- /

noun

  1. another name for gnu
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wildebeest1

1830–40; < Afrikaans wildebees < Dutch wildebeest, equivalent to wild wild + beest beast
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wildebeest1

C19: from Afrikaans, literally: wild beast
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Example Sentences

Think of thousands of wildebeests crossing a river at once so that crocodiles can only get a few.

Horses and wildebeests, for instance, also seem to run at their most efficient speed.

Those rains provide the wildebeests with water to drink and grass to eat.

Kenya is turning to a global youth audience to showcase the eighth natural wonder of the world—the great wildebeest migration—as Africa goes all out to ramp up international tourism numbers.

From Quartz

Huge herds of wildebeests, over one million strong, still roam the savanna.

A column of wildebeest cantered rigidly in the other direction—all spindly legs, candyfloss white beards, and sloping backs.

For the last half-hour I was too busy watching the manœuvres of the wildebeest bull, to take my gaze off him for a moment.

“Jaging de wildebeest” (hunting the gnoo) is a favourite pastime of the young boers.

Some hunters brought in three wildebeest and an antelope this morning and the whole tribe's feasting up.

They were moving stealthily, as though undecided whether to sample the dead wildebeest.

It is known among the hunters and colonists as “blauw wildebeest” (blue wild-ox).

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