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hartebeests

hartebeests is the plural of hartebeest.

Meaning of hartebeest

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
    Synonyms:
    kaama

Phrases with hartebeests

Questions about hartebeests

What is hartebeests the plural of?
Hartebeests is the plural of hartebeest.

Words near hartebeests in the dictionary

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

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