hartebeest

Red Hartebeest

Meaning

Noun

  • A type of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus (species), native to parts of Africa.

Origin

  • From Afrikaans hartebees, from Dutch hert ("deer, hart") + beest.

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