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hartebeestOne entry found. Main Entry: harte·beest Pronunciation: \ˈhär-tə-ˌbēst\ Function: noun Etymology: obsolete Afrikaans (now hartbees), from Dutch, from hart deer + beest beast Date: 1786 : either of two large African antelopes (Alcelaphus buselaphus and Sigmoceros lichtensteinii) with long faces and short annulate divergent horns; also : a smaller antelope (Damaliscus hunteri) of eastern Africa having a horizontal white line between the eyes
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