Etymology

wildebeest

wil·de·beest
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Today it means: The gnu. Full definition →

Afrikaans wildebeest
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  1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromwildebeest
  2. English todaywildebeest

Borrowed in the early 19th century from early Afrikaans wildebeest, modern wildebees (literally “wild ox”), with influence from beast.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.