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wildebeests

wildebeests is the plural of wildebeest.

Meaning of wildebeest

Noun

wildebeest (plural wildebeest or wildebeests or (rare) wildebeesten)

  1. The gnu.
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    gnu

Questions about wildebeests

What is wildebeests the plural of?
Wildebeests is the plural of wildebeest.

Words near wildebeests in the dictionary

  1. wildcrafts
  2. wilde
  3. Wildean
  4. wildebeest
  5. wildebeesten
  6. wildebeests
  7. Wildeblood
  8. wilded
  9. wilded out
  10. wildegranaat
  11. wilden

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