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hartebeest

[ hahr-tuh-beest, hahrt-beest ]

noun

plural hartebeests, (especially collectively) hartebeest.
  1. any large African antelope of the genus Alcelaphus, having ringed horns that curve backward: some species are endangered.
  2. any of several related African antelopes, as certain species of the genus Damaliscus.


hartebeest

/ ˈhÉ‘ËtɪˌbiËst; ˈhÉ‘ËtËŒbiËst /

noun

  1. either of two large African antelopes, Alcelaphus buselaphus or A. lichtensteini, having an elongated muzzle, lyre-shaped horns, and a fawn-coloured coat
  2. any similar and related animal, such as Damaliscus hunteri ( Hunter's hartebeest )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hartebeest1

From Afrikaans, dating back to 1780–90; hart, beast
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hartebeest1

C18: via Afrikaans from Dutch; see hart , beast
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Warthogs, wild dogs and horse-like antelopes known as hartebeest frequently wind up as road kill.

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Wildlife habitat The valley is home to buffalo, baboon, bushpig, crocodile, eland, elephant, hartebeest, puku antelope, reedbuck, sable, waterbuck, weaver bird and zebra.

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Found among them were the remains of butchered gazelle, zebra, wildebeest and hartebeest.

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We saw hartebeest, perhaps the handsomest of the antelope, their proud stance like something out of a Renaissance painting.

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We pass a pack of female impalas, then some hartebeests, then gazelles.

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