har·te·beest (här t -b st , härtbst)n. pl. har·te·beests or hartebeest Any of various large African antelopes of the genus Alcelaphus, characterized by a reddish-brown coat and ringed, outward-curving horns. [Obsolete Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch, variant of hertebeest : hert, deer; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots + beest, beast (from Old French beste; see beast).] |
hartebeest [ˈhɑːtɪˌbiːst], hartbeest [ˈhɑːtˌbiːst]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two large African antelopes, Alcelaphus buselaphus or A. lichtensteini, having an elongated muzzle, lyre-shaped horns, and a fawn-coloured coat
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any similar and related animal, such as Damaliscus hunteri (Hunter's hartebeest)
[via Afrikaans from Dutch; see hart, beast]
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| Noun | 1. | hartebeest - a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward antelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks Alcelaphus, genus Alcelaphus - African antelopes: hartebeests |
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