hartebeest

3 definitions found

hartebeest - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  hartebeest \hartebeest\ n.
     1. large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve
        backward.
        [WordNet 1.5] Hartbeest

  Hartbeest \Hart"beest`\, Hartebeest \Har"te*beest`\(-b[=e]st`),
     n. [D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.]
     1. (Zool.) A large South African antelope (Alcelaphus  caama
        ), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The
        face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white.
        [Written also hartebeest, and hartebest.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any anteleope of the genus Alcelaphus and certain
        species of Darnaliscus.
        [PJC]

hartebeest - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hartebeest
      n 1: a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve
           backward