GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   hartebeest n.
   1. large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward.
   
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   Hartbeest, Hartebeest (-bēstˌ), n. [D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.]
   1. (Zool.) 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. [Written also hartebeest, and hartebest.]
   
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   2. Any anteleope of the genus Alcelaphus and certain species of Darnaliscus.
   
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