Definition
A genus of large African antelopes commonly known as wildebeests or gnus, characterized by their heavy build and horns.
Etymology
Modern scientific Latin name created by zoologists, combining Greek 'konos' (dust or powder) and 'chaite' (hair or mane), literally meaning 'dusty-haired,' referring to the animal's shaggy appearance and dusty habitat.
Kelly Says
Wildebeests create one of nature's most spectacular migrations—over a million cross the Serengeti together, and their scientific name references the dust clouds they kick up during this thundering journey across African plains!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
ARالعربية
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
BNবাংলা
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
CACatalà
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
CSČeština
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
DADansk
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
DEDeutsch
connochaetes
kon-o-ha-etes
ELΕλληνικά
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
ESEspañol
connochaetes
kon-o-kay-tes
FAفارسی
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
FISuomi
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
FRFrançais
connochaètes
kon-o-sha-et
GUGU
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
HAHA
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
HEעברית
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
HIहिन्दी
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
HUMagyar
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
IDBahasa Indonesia
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
IGIG
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
ITItaliano
connochaetes
kon-o-ke-te-s
JA日本語
connochaetes
kon-o-kē-tesu
KKKK
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
KMKM
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
KO한국어
connochaetes
kon-o-ke-te-seu
MRMR
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
MSBahasa Melayu
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
MYမြန်မာ
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
NLNederlands
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
NONorsk
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
PAPA
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
PLPolski
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
PTPortuguês
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
RORomână
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
RUРусский
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
SVSvenska
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
SWKiswahili
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
TAதமிழ்
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
TEతెలుగు
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
THไทย
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
TLTL
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
TRTürkçe
connochaetes
kon-o-ha-etes
UKУкраїнська
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
URاردو
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
VITiếng Việt
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
YOYO
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes
ZH中文
connochaetes
kon-o-ke-tes
ZUZU
connochaetes
kon-o-kha-etes