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Definition of "hartebeest" [hartebeest]

  • Any of various large African antelopes of the genus Alcelaphus, characterized by a reddish-brown coat and ringed, outward-curving horns. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hartebeest" in a sentence
  • "We had killed an antelope called a hartebeest, and, with our muskets on our shoulders, were running to secure it."
  • "They were antelopes of course -- that species known among Cape colonists as the "hartebeest" (_Acronotus caama_)."
  • "According to Global Post, van der Spuy was taken out by a red hartebeest, a type of antelope that can weigh as much as 330 pounds."
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