wildebeest
noun
gnu.
wildebeests
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pluralof wildebeest.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"How does cyanide kill the elephants and leave behind the zebras, antelopes and wildebeests, which are eating the grass together?"
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The term climate migration has an orderly, almost bucolic ring to it, evoking as it does the age-old seasonal treks of caribou, wildebeests, and other charismatic species.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2023
In some regions, such as Tanzania and Kenya in East Africa and Botswana in southern Africa, hunter-gatherers followed the seasonal migrations of large game animals, such as wildebeests and elephants.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Instead, the wildebeests milled about or rested in acacia shade, and the zebras did a lot of standing around, motionless, like they were trying to remember something they’d just forgotten.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
I want to be going away with Brian, like on a plane to the Serengeti to watch the blue wildebeests migrate.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
