Alcelaphus

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Translingual

Alcelaphus buselaphus caama

Etymology

From New Latin alcelaphus, from Latin alces (“elk”) + New Latin elaphus (“deer”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “red deer”), q.v.

Proper noun

Alcelaphus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – hartebeests.

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