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hartebeest

Noun

har=te=beest

WORDNET DICTIONARY

hartebeest(n = noun.animal) - a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward;

is a member of alcelaphus, genus alcelaphus

hartebeest, n.

large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward. [WordNet 1.5]

hartebeest, n. [D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.].

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 of Darnaliscus. [PJC]

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