wildebeest

wil·de·beest

W0154400 (wĭl′də-bēst′, vĭl′-)n. pl. wil·de·beests or wildebeest See gnu.

[Obsolete Afrikaans : Middle Dutch wild, wild + Middle Dutch beeste, beast (from Old French beste; see beast).]

wildebeest

(ˈwɪldɪˌbiːst; ˈvɪl-) n, pl -beests or -beest (Animals) another name for gnu[C19: from Afrikaans, literally: wild beast]

gnu

(nu, nyu)

n., pl. gnus, (esp. collectively) gnu. either of two stocky, oxlike African antelopes, the silvery gray Connochaetestaurinus or the black C. gnou. Also called wildebeest. [1770–80; Khoikhoi, first recorded as t'gnu]

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wildebeest - large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tailgnuantelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diksConnochaetes, genus Connochaetes - African antelopes: gnus

Translations

Gnuñugnu

wildebeest

wildebeest:

see gnugnu
or wildebeest
, large African antelope, genus Connochaetes. Its heavy head and humped shoulders resemble those of a buffalo, while the compact hindquarters are like those of a horse. The gnu has a beard, a short, erect mane, and a long, flowing tail.
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Synonyms for wildebeest

noun large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail

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