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blue wildebeest

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large ungulate mammal of the bovid family and one of two species of wildebeest, (Connochaetes taurinus)

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  • Dutch: blauwe gnoe — Connochaetes taurinus
  • Esperanto: blua gnuo — Connochaetes taurinus
  • Finnish: valkohäntägnu — Connochaetes taurinus
  • French: gnou bleu — Connochaetes taurinus
  • German: Streifengnu — Connochaetes taurinus
  • Italian: gnu azzurro — Connochaetes taurinus
  • Italian: gnu striato — Connochaetes taurinus
  • Japanese: オグロヌー (oguronū) — Connochaetes taurinus
  • Nǀuu: ǀee — Connochaetes taurinus
  • Russian: голубо́й гну (golubój gnu) — Connochaetes taurinus
  • Russian: полоса́тый гну (polosátyj gnu) — Connochaetes taurinus