'Alcelaphus caama' definitions:

Definition of 'Alcelaphus caama'

From: GCIDE
  • Hartbeest \Hart"beest`\, Hartebeest \Har"te*beest`\(-b[=e]st`), n. [D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.]
  • 1. (Zool.) A large South African antelope ({Alcelaphus caama}), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white. [Written also hartebeest, and hartebest.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any anteleope of the genus Alcelaphus and certain species of Darnaliscus. [PJC]