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hartebeest

/ˈhɑːtəbiːst/

hartebeest noun: a species of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.

hartebeest: a species of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa
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Noun

hartebeest (plural hartebeest or hartebeests or (rare) hartebeesten)

  1. A species of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.
    • Besides these, there are bles bucks, quaggas, ostriches, steen bucks, ree bucks, and a few hartebeesten.1842 February 16, O. P. Q., “New Zealand and the Cape”, in The New Zealand Journal, volume III, London: […] Henry Hobbs Chambers, […], page 46, column 1
    • Immense troops of elephants roamed the coastlands and the thorns; lions and panthers lurked in the kloofs and among broken ground; elands, hartebeesten, and other antelopes swarmed in the veld; and hippopotami and crocodiles abounded in the rivers.1891, Robert Russell, “Natal in 1800”, in “Sailors and Natives”, in Natal: The Land and Its Story: A Geography and History for the Use of Schools (with Map), Pietermaritzburg: P. Davis and Sons, page...
    Synonyms:
    kaama

hartebeest meaning in Tamil and Arabic

hartebeest in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

hartebeest in Arabic

Alcelaphus bucelaphus
ثَيْتَل ṯaytal

Synonyms of hartebeest

Forms of hartebeest

pluralhartebeest
pluralhartebeests
plural (rare)hartebeesten

Origin of hartebeest

From early Afrikaans hartebeest (now hartebees), from Dutch hert (“deer, hart”) + Dutch beest (“beast”).

Words formed from hartebeest

Questions about hartebeest

What does hartebeest mean?
Hartebeest means a species of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.
What is hartebeest in Tamil?
Hartebeest in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Hartebeest meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hartebeest?
Hartebeest is a noun.
How do you pronounce hartebeest?
Hartebeest is pronounced /ˈhɑːtəbiːst/ (UK).
What is the plural of hartebeest?
The plural of hartebeest is hartebeest.

Words near hartebeest in the dictionary

  1. Hartburn
  2. Hartcher
  3. Hartcliffe
  4. Harte
  5. Hartean
  6. hartebeest
  7. hartebeesten
  8. hartebeests
  9. Hartel
  10. Hartels
  11. hartely

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hartebeest (page history and authors); hartebeest (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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