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wil·de·beest (w

-b

, v

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, -beest

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for gnu

[from Afrikaans, literally: wild beast]

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Noun

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

gnu

antelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

Connochaetes, genus Connochaetes - African antelopes: gnus

Translations

wildebeest [ˈwɪldɪbiːst] N (wildebeests or wildebeest (pl)) → ñu m

wildebeest [ˈwɪldɪbiːst] n → gnou m

wildebeest

n → Gnu nt

wildebeest [ˈwɪldɪˌbiːst] n → gnu m inv

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