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hartebeest

/ˌhɑrdəˈbist/
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Other forms: hartebeests

Definitions of hartebeest
  1. noun
    a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
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    antelope
    graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
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