hartebeest
any large African antelope of the genus Alcelaphus, having ringed horns that curve backward: some species are endangered.
any of several related African antelopes, as certain species of the genus Damaliscus.
Origin of hartebeest
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How to use hartebeest in a sentence
We met one man who goes out ten minutes from town every other day and kills a kongoni (hartebeest) as food for his dogs.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheonThe “hartebeest-house” is a hut of rude construction, the usual materials being reeds and grass with a plastering of mud.
The Vee-Boers | Mayne ReidThey were antelopes of course—that species known among Cape colonists as the “hartebeest.”
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidHe appeared rather to be running harder that they, as if sent forward to push the hartebeest, while the rest saved their wind.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidA branch of the Koranas—those of the valley of the hartebeest River—deserves particular attention.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon Latham
British Dictionary definitions for hartebeest
hartbeest (ˈhɑːtˌbiːst)
/ (ˈhɑːtɪˌbiːst) /
either of two large African antelopes, Alcelaphus buselaphus or A. lichtensteini, having an elongated muzzle, lyre-shaped horns, and a fawn-coloured coat
any similar and related animal, such as Damaliscus hunteri (Hunter's hartebeest)
Origin of hartebeest
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