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wildebeest(dictionary)
wildebeest(dictionary)

wildebeest (iou)



wildebeest noun. . E19.
[Afrikaans, from wild wild + beest beast.]
Either of two large African grazing antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, having a long shaggy head, hooked horns, and a long tail. Also called gnu.
black wildebeest a dark brown wildebeest with a white tail, Connochaetes gnou; also called white-tailed gnu. blue wildebeest a light-coloured wildebeest, C. taurinus; also called brindled gnu.