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- noun Plural form of
wildebeest .
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Examples
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The obvious fear is that Clinton ends up losing out on the nomination but absolutely eviscerates Obama in the process, leaving him limping along like one of those young wildebeests from a Discovery channel documentary that always - always - gets picked off by the lion.
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Wall Street investors to "wildebeests" stampeding out of fear, and blamed the stock's plunge on a single broker who had sold 640,000 shares.
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Wall Street investors to "wildebeests" stampeding out of fear, and blamed the stock's plunge on a single broker who had sold 640,000 shares.
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He had been shooting some of the various kinds of antelopes which abound in that country, under various names, such as wildebeests, springboks, blesboks, and pallahs, when the adventure occurred, which he thus describes.
Forest & Frontiers 1867
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The gnoos that had been seen were the common kind called by the Dutch colonists "wildebeests" or wild-oxen, and by the Hottentots "gnoo" or
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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The gnoos that had been seen were the common kind called by the Dutch colonists "wildebeests" or wild-oxen, and by the Hottentots "gnoo" or
The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family Mayne Reid 1850
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All zebras have keen hearing and good eyesight, and the plains zebra usually mixes with other animals such as wildebeests, antelope, and cape buffalo to further protect themselves from predators. hunting dogs prey upon them on the plains, and when crossing rivers during their migrations they are preyed upon by crocodiles.
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None of the parks in the ecoregion cover the entire migratory ranges of animals such as wildebeests and elephants, and protection in surrounding areas including Zambia’s West Zambezi Game Management Area is insufficient or non-existent.
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It was held at a posh exotic wildlife ranch, where the Republican faithful sipped longneck beers while kudus and wildebeests wandered the grounds.
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It was held at a posh exotic wildlife ranch, where the Republican faithful sipped longneck beers while kudus and wildebeests wandered the grounds.
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