wildebeest

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English

A few wildebeests.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

wildebeest (plural wildebeest or wildebeests or (rare) wildebeesten)

  1. (zoology) The gnu.
    Coordinate term: hartebeest
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 3:
      Dassoud […] stepped forward with a lash composed of the caudal appendages of half a dozen wildebeests.
    • 2013, Eleanor Morse, White Dog Fell From the Sky:
      Later that morning, they wrapped Ian in a wildebeest skin and buried him near a shepherd tree.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: ウィルドビースト (wirudobīsuto)

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Further reading

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans wildebees (literally “wild ox”). Equivalent to wilde +‎ beest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪl.dəˌbeːst/
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  • Hyphenation: wil‧de‧beest

Noun

wildebeest n (plural wildebeesten, diminutive wildebeestje n)

  1. gnu, wildebeest
    Synonym: gnoe m
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