Is 'wildebeest' English, or is it actually Afrikaans?

'Wildebeest' is a word borrowed from Afrikaans 'wildebees'. The word entered the English language some time around 1824.

wildebeest [noun] [circa 1824]

Either of two large African antelopes ( and ) with a head like that of an ox, short mane, long tail, and horns in both ...

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Etymology: Afrikaans 'wildebees' from 'wilde' wild + 'bees' ox

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