wildebeest

English

Etymology

From Dutch, wild (“wild”) + beest (“beast”) and later Afrikaans, wild (“wild”) + beeste (“cattle”)

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪldəbist/

Noun

wildebeest (plural wildebeest or wildebeests)

Gnu.

Translations

gnu — see gnu

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