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har·te·beest (här′tə bēst′, härt′bēst′)

noun pl. hartebeests -·beests′ or hartebeest -·beest′

any of a genus (Alcelaphus) of large, swift African antelopes with long horns curved backward at the tips

Etymology: obs. Afrik < harte, hart + beest, beast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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