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wildebeest definition

wil·de·beest (wil′də bēst′, vil′-)

noun pl. wildebeests -·beests′ or wildebeest -·beest′

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Etymology: Afrik < Du wild, wild + beeste, beast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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