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Hartebeest

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Noun

1. hartebeest

a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hartebeest

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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)

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Hartebeest

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nounWord forms: plural ˈharteˌbeests or ˈharteˌbeest
any of a genus (Alcelaphus) of large, swift African antelopes with long horns curved backward at the tips

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hartebeest

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n. pl. har·te·beests or hartebeest
Any of various large African antelopes of the genus Alcelaphus, having a tan to reddish-brown coat, a long narrow head, and ringed, outward-curving horns.

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