HyperDic: hartebeest

English > 1 sense of the word hartebeest:
NOUNanimalhartebeesta large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
English > hartebeest: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward.
Member ofAlcelaphus, genus Alcelaphus(African antelopes) hartebeests
Broaderantelopegraceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward
Spanishalcelafo, bubal
Catalanbubal

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