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hartebeest
CIDE DICTIONARY
hartebeest, n.
large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward. [WordNet 1.5]
- A large South African antelope (
Alcelaphus caama ), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white. [1913 Webster] - Any anteleope of the genus
Alcelaphus and certain species ofDarnaliscus . [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hartebeest, n. any large African antelope of the genus Alcelaphus, with ringed horns bent back at the tips.
Etymology
Afrik. f. Du. hert HART + beest BEAST
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