- Wildebeest
- Wildebeest \Wilde"beest`\, n. [D. wild wild + beeste beast.] (Zo["o]l.) The gnu. [1913 Webster]
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Wildebeest — es un nombre usado por varios personajes de ficción de DC Comics Contenido 1 Biografías de los personajes de ficción 1.1 Wildebeest I 1.2 La sociedad Wildebeest 1.3 … Wikipedia Español
wildebeest — [wil′də bēst΄, vil′də bēst΄] n. pl. wildebeests or wildebeest [Afrik < Du wild, wild + beeste, beast] GNU … English World dictionary
Wildebeest — (Gnu), s. Antilopen, S. 578 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
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wildebeest — 1838, from S. African Du. (in modern Afrikaans wildebees, pl. wildebeeste), lit. wild beast, from Du. wild wild (see WILD (Cf. wild) (adj.)) + beest beast, ox (in S.African Du. steer, cattle ), from M.Du. beeste, from O.Fr. beste beast (see … Etymology dictionary
Wildebeest — This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Wildebeest (disambiguation). Gnu redirects here. For other uses, see Gnu (disambiguation). Wildebeest Blue Wildebeest, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania … Wikipedia
wildebeest — /wil deuh beest , vil /, n., pl. wildebeests, (esp. collectively) wildebeest. gnu. [1830 40; < Afrik wildebees < D wildebeest, equiv. to wild WILD + beest BEAST] * * * ▪ mammal also called gnu either of two species of large African antelopes ( … Universalium
wildebeest — [[t]wɪ̱ldɪbiːst, vɪ̱l [/t]] N COUNT (wildebeest is both the singular and the plural form.) A wildebeest is a large African antelope which has a hairy tail, short curved horns, and long hair under its neck. Wildebeest usually live in large groups … English dictionary
wildebeest — UK [ˈvɪldəˌbiːst] / US [ˈvɪldəˌbɪst] noun [countable] Word forms wildebeest : singular wildebeest plural wildebeests an African wild animal that is a type of antelope with curved horns … English dictionary
wildebeest — noun (plural wildebeests; also wildebeest) Etymology: Afrikaans wildebees, from wilde wild + bees ox Date: circa 1824 either of two large African antelopes (Connochaetes gnou and C. taurinus) with a head like that of an ox, short mane, long tail … New Collegiate Dictionary
