'Hartebeest' definitions:

Definition of 'hartebeest'

(from WordNet)
noun
A large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward

Definition of 'Hartebeest'

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]

Definition of 'hartebeest'

From: GCIDE
  • hartebeest \hartebeest\ n.
  • 1. large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward. [WordNet 1.5] Hartbeest

Definition of 'hartebeest'

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]