- Alcelaphus caama
- Hartbeest Hart"beest`, Hartebeest Har"te*beest`(-b[=e]st`),
n. [D. hertebeest. See {Hart}, and {Beast}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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}. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
