wildebeestn.
/ˈwɪldᵻbiːst/, /ˈvɪldᵻbiːst/, /ˈvɪldᵻbeɪst/, U.S. /ˈwɪldəˌbist/ The gnu, Connochætes taurinus or C. gnou.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Alcelaphinae > genus Connochaetes (wildebeest or gnu)
Gorgon1607
gnu1777
kokoon1806
wildebeest1824
white-tailed gnu1858
1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. iv. 259 The gnoo or wild beast, as it is called by the Dutch.]
1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. 109 Wild animals; among which were..many wilde-beests or gnues.
1838 W. C. Harris Narr. Exped. S. Afr. 380 Catoblepas Gnoo. The Gnoo. Wilde Beest of the Cape Colonists.
1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. iv. 84 Having inspected the wildebeest bull, which was a noble specimen.
1889 H. R. Haggard Allan's Wife iii Here to the right might be a herd of vilderbeeste that could not number less than two thousand.
1895 J. G. Millais Breath from Veldt x. 218 The white-tailed gnu or black wildebeest.
1929 D. Reitz Commando 129 Great herds of zebra, wildebeest, and sable, stood fearlessly gazing at us.
1958 Cape Times 13 Aug. 3/4 For the rest it was impala, wildebeest and koodoo.
1970 Life Jan. 50 Their faces covered with grotesque tufts of hair, the wildebeest..are the oddest and fiercest-looking antelopes.
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