Hartebeest
/ˈhɑːtəbiːst/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A species of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.
"Besides these, there are bles bucks, quaggas, ostriches, steen bucks, ree bucks, and a few hartebeesten."
- 2 a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward wordnet
Example
More examples"Besides these, there are bles bucks, quaggas, ostriches, steen bucks, ree bucks, and a few hartebeesten."
Etymology
From early Afrikaans hartebeest (now hartebees), from Dutch hert (“deer, hart”) + Dutch beest (“beast”).