1838, from South African Dutch (in modern Afrikaans wildebees, plural wildebeeste), literally "wild beast," from Dutch wild "wild" (see wild (adj.)) + beest "beast, ox" (in South African Dutch "steer, cattle"), from Middle Dutch beeste, from Old French beste "beast" (see beast).
实用例句
1. a herd of wildebeest
一群牛羚
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2. A captive wildebeest calf was inoculated with virulent bovine blood.
把活捉到的一头犊角马用有毒力的牛血液进行了接种.
来自辞典例句
3. Other residents of the Amboseli include : buffalo, black rhino, zebra, wildebeest and other plain animals.
在 安博西利 生活的其它动物还有非洲野牛 、 黑犀牛 、 斑马 、 角马以及其它草原动物.
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4. At times , a wildebeest bull will race across the plains, prancing sideways and running in circles.