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I go once a year to the Serengeti to see the wildebeest migrations because that means a lot to me, but I avoid Olduvai if I can because it is a ruin. It is most depressing.
Mary Leakey

Meaning of "wildebeest" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WILDEBEEST

From Afrikaans, literally: wild beast.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WILDEBEEST

wildebeest  [ˈwɪldɪˌbiːst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILDEBEEST

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conjunction
determiner
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Wildebeest is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WILDEBEEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wildebeest

Wildebeest

The wildebeest, also called the gnu is an antelope in the genus Connochaetes. It belongs to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep and other even-toed horned ungulates. Connochaetes includes two species, both native to Africa: the black wildebeest, or white-tailed gnu; and the blue wildebeest, or brindled gnu. Fossil records suggest these two species diverged about one million years ago, resulting in northern and southern species. The blue wildebeest changed very little from the ancestor species, while the black wildebeest took on more morphological changes to adapt to a habitat of open grassland in the south. Today, the blue wildebeest has five subspecies, while the black wildebeest has no named subspecies. In East Africa, the wildebeest is the most abundant big-game species, both in population and biomass.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILDEBEEST


artiste
ɑːˈtiːst
batiste
bæˈtiːst
beast
biːst
creased
kriːst
deceased
dɪˈsiːst
east
iːst
feast
fiːst
geest
ɡiːst
hartbeest
ˈhɑːtˌbiːst
hartebeest
ˈhɑːtɪˌbiːst
increased
ɪnˈkriːst
least
liːst
Mideast
ˌmɪdˈiːst
northeast
ˌnɔːθˈiːst
piste
piːst
priest
priːst
southeast
ˌsaʊθˈiːst
triste
triːst
visagiste
ˌviːzɑːˈʒiːst
yeast
jiːst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILDEBEEST

wild-card
wild-eyed
wild-goose chase
wild-water
wildcat
wildcat strike
wildcatted
wildcatter
wildcatting
Wilde
wilder
wilderment
wilderness
wildfire
wildfowl
wildfowler
wildfowling
wilding
wildish
wildlands

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILDEBEEST

at the earliest
at the latest
best
biggest
breest
contest
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fest
for the best
forest
freest
greatest
guest
honest
interest
jest
latest
on request
queest
reest

Synonyms and antonyms of wildebeest in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wildebeest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILDEBEEST

Find out the translation of wildebeest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wildebeest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wildebeest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

牛羚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ñus
570 millions of speakers

English

wildebeest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अईीकी हिरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحيوانات البرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гну
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gnus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নু-হরিণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gnou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wildebeest
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gnus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウィルドビースト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

누우
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wildebeest
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

loại dê rừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காட்டுமான்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्वस्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

antilop
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gnu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gnu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gnu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκνου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wildebeeste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gnu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gnu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wildebeest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILDEBEEST»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILDEBEEST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wildebeest

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3 QUOTES WITH «WILDEBEEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wildebeest.
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Barbara Block
White sharks and tuna travel for thousands of miles before returning to the same hot spot just as salmon do when they return to the same stream. These journeys are the marine equivalent of wildebeest migrations that take place on the Serengeti plain in Africa.
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Mary Leakey
I go once a year to the Serengeti to see the wildebeest migrations because that means a lot to me, but I avoid Olduvai if I can because it is a ruin. It is most depressing.
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Will Self
I'm an anarchist. I'm implacably opposed to heirarchical systems of power and control. I also mistrust crowds, as they often operate according to their lowest common denominator. In terms of evolutionary psychology, the crowd is very close to a herd of stampeding wildebeest.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILDEBEEST»

Discover the use of wildebeest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wildebeest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wildebeest
Learn about a day and night in the life of a wildebeest.
Louise Spilsbury, 2012
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The Wildebeest in Western Masailand, East Africa
Area number 1 is the northern part of the range of the Western White-Bearded Wildebeest. Area number 2 is the Athi-Kapiti plains population of the eastern wildebeest. some of the Kenya population apparently moved south into what is now ...
Lee Merriam Talbot, Martha H. Talbot, 1963
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Wildebeest in a Rainstorm: Profiles of Our Most Intriguing ...
Over the last 20 years, writer and filmmaker Jon Bowermaster has profiled, traveled with, written with and about a wide cross-section of the world's most interesting environmentalists, explorers and professional wanderers.
Jon Bowermaster, 2009
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Crocodile Vs Wildebeest
The crocodile spots an old wildebeest. The wildebeest is not looking for predators. It is only focused on crossing the river.The crocodile whips its muscular tall from side to side to swim towards the old wildebeest. The crocoaile quieily swims ...
Mary Meinking, 2011
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It's a Baby Wildebeest!
6ITAL3TATISTICS for the Wildebeest BABY NAME calf NUMBER IN LITTER 1 WEIGHT AT BIRTH 25 to 35 pounds AGE OF INDEPENDENCE 1 year ADULT WEIGHT 300 to 600 pounds LIFE EXPECTANCY 20 years About one-half million  ...
Kelly Doudna, 2010
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Migrating with the Wildebeest
Learn about the wildebeest and its migration patterns.
Thessaly Catt, 2011
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The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed ...
Large and medium- sized antelopes, with high forequarters and sloping backs, from 60 kg bontebok to 230 kg blue wildebeest, horns in both sexes, subequally developed in females. Alcelaphus and Damaliscus: elongated, narrow muzzle; ...
Richard Estes, 1991
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The Zebra's Stripes and Other African Animal Tales
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT WILDEBEEST Connochaetes taurinus The blue wildebeest is found from southern Tanzania to northeastern South Africa, Botswana, western Zambia and southeastern Angola. The wildebeest has a short neck ...
‎2004
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Ecology and Behaviour of the African Buffalo: Social ...
In total, 480 000 buffalo individuals were scanned (that is group sizes times number of group observations), plus 160 000 wildebeest, 22 000 zebra and 10 000 elephant. Data on wildebeest and zebra were collected from May to September ...
Herbert Prins, 1996
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The Serengeti Lion: A Study of Predator-Prey Relations
Wildebeest and zebra sometimes defend their offspring against cheetah, wild dog, and hyena but not against lion. Buffalo and rhinoceros readily attack lions when their young are threatened. The size relation between predator and prey is a ...
George B. Schaller, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILDEBEEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wildebeest is used in the context of the following news items.
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Baby wildebeest born at Busch Gardens
Park officials say the gestation period for wildebeest is between 8-9 months and wildebeest calves can stand and run within 3-7 minutes after birth. Additionally ... «WTSP 10 News, Jul 15»
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Croc, hippo and wildebeest fight over watering hole
A wildebeest, a crocodile and a hippo met at a watering hole – but the result was no joke. The female wildebeest, scorched by the sweltering South African sun, ... «New York Post, May 15»
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Wildebeest is attacked by a crocodile and is then mauled by a hippo
Mr Kleer said he took his photographs during a visit to South Africa's Londolozi Private Game Reserve. He stumbled upon what became an hour-long battle ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
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HerdTracker App Update Ensures Holidaymakers Don't Miss the …
"We've identified three periods; February, April and July/August - where travellers have the absolute best chance of experiencing the wildebeest migration. «PR Newswire, Jan 15»
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National Geographic reader's best photographs
... honour while the premier nature image, by Nicole Cambre, features a wildebeest jumping off a steep ledge at the Mara River in Tanzania's North Serengeti. «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
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Visitor recalls woman attacked by wildebeest at zoo
The owner of Zootastic told Eyewitness News he's being investigated by the federal government after a woman was attacked by a wildebeest at the zoo in ... «WSOC Charlotte, Nov 14»
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Wildebeest attack prompts calls from gnu-control advocates
When Ms. Hillman exited the car with the mother and children, a wildebeest approached. Hillman made a shooing gesture, which the huge antelope apparently ... «Christian Science Monitor, Nov 14»
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Wildebeest attacks, injures woman at Iredell Co. zoo
That action caused the wildebeest to be aggressive. ... and I was getting off the tractor at the time and I ran and got between her and the wildebeest,” Brown said. «WSOC Charlotte, Nov 14»
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Incredible time lapse captures five-day migration of 1.5 MILLION …
The incredible scenes, which show the wildebeest moving from Kenya into Tanzania, was a finalist in the new time-lapse category at this week's Wildlife ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
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Amazing Video Shows 1.5 Million Wildebeest Journeying Across …
Most wildlife enthusiasts will agree that the "great migration" is one of the most spectacular events in the natural world. Each year, some 1.5 million wildebeest ... «Business Insider, Oct 14»

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