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wildebeest
(redirected from wildebeest-associated bovine malignant catarrhal fever virus)

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wil·de·beest  (wld-bst, vl-)
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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wildebeestwildebeest - large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
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] ngnou m
wildebeest
nGnu nt
wildebeest [ˈwɪldɪˌbiːst] ngnu m inv
wildebeest [ˈwɪldɪˌbiːst] ngnu m inv


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