/ ˈwɪldəbiːst; NAmE / noun
( pl. wilde·beest ) (also gnu ) a large antelope with curved horns :
a herd of wildebeest
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Afrikaans , literally wild beast .
/ ˈwɪldəbiːst; NAmE / noun
( pl. wilde·beest ) (also gnu ) a large antelope with curved horns :
a herd of wildebeest
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Afrikaans , literally wild beast .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005