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hartebeest
[ hahr-tuh-beest, hahrt-beest ]
noun
- 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.
hartebeest
/ ˈhÉ‘ËtɪˌbiËst; ˈhÉ‘ËtËŒbiËst /
noun
- 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 )
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hartebeest1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hartebeest1
Example Sentences
Warthogs, wild dogs and horse-like antelopes known as hartebeest frequently wind up as road kill.
Wildlife habitat The valley is home to buffalo, baboon, bushpig, crocodile, eland, elephant, hartebeest, puku antelope, reedbuck, sable, waterbuck, weaver bird and zebra.
Found among them were the remains of butchered gazelle, zebra, wildebeest and hartebeest.
We saw hartebeest, perhaps the handsomest of the antelope, their proud stance like something out of a Renaissance painting.
We pass a pack of female impalas, then some hartebeests, then gazelles.
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