wildebeest
nounUS /ˈwɪldəbist/
Etymology Borrowed in the early 19th century from early Afrikaans wildebeest, modern wildebees (literally “wild ox”), with influence from beast.
- Dassoud […] stepped forward with a lash composed of the caudal appendages of half a dozen wildebeests.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 3:
- Later that morning, they wrapped Ian in a wildebeest skin and buried him near a shepherd tree.2013, Eleanor Morse, White Dog Fell From the Sky:
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- A group of wildebeest is called a confusion.2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC:
- Synonyms
- gnu
- Derived terms
- black wildebeest, blue wildebeest
- Hypernyms
- antelope