hartebeest

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English

Red Hartebeest

Etymology

From Afrikaans hartebees, from Dutch hert (“deer, hart”) + beest (“(wild) animal, beast”).

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Noun

hartebeest (plural hartebeest or hartebeests)

  1. A type of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.
    Synonym: kaama
    Coordinate term: wildebeest

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Noun

hartebeest m (plural hartebeests)

  1. hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus, an African antelope)
    Synonyms: veado-do-cabo, caama
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