Wildebeest

//ˈwɪldəbist// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The gnu.

    "Dassoud […] stepped forward with a lash composed of the caudal appendages of half a dozen wildebeests."

  2. 2
    large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail wordnet

Synonyms

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gnugnuanimalantelopearmadillobat

Example

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"The hungry lions were eagerly anticipating the arrival of the wildebeest on their annual migration to the green pastures of the Maasai Mara."

Etymology

Borrowed in the early 19th century from early Afrikaans wildebeest, modern wildebees (literally “wild ox”), with influence from beast.

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black wildebeestblue wildebeest

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