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Webster 1913 Edition

Hartebeest

Hart′beestˊ

,

Har′te-beestˊ

(-bēstˊ)

,

Noun.

[D.

hertebeest

. See

, and

.]

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

.]