WILDEBEEST

gnu, wildebeest

(noun) large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wildebeest (plural wildebeest or wildebeests)

Gnu.

Source: Wiktionary


Wilde"beest`, n. Etym: [D. wild wild + beeste beast.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The gnu.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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