wildebeest

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wildebeest

/ˈwɪldəbist/ US

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

noun wildebeest · wildebeests · wildebeesten

The gnu. Dassoud […] stepped forward with a lash composed of the caudal appendages of half a dozen wildebeests.
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@misc{wildebeest_2026,
  title = {wildebeest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wildebeest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}