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hartebeest

har·te·beest [ hrtə bst, hrt bst ] (plural har·te·beests or har·te·beest)


noun 
Definition:
 
large African antelope: a large antelope with humped shoulders, a long narrow face, and lyre-shaped horns. Native to: eastern and southern Africa.  Genus Alcelaphus.

[Late 18th century. < obsolete Afrikaans]
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