Hartbeest

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}.
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