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tora hartebeest

tora hartebeest noun: an antelope of the subspecies Alcelaphus buselaphus tora, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia.

tora hartebeest: an antelope of the subspecies Alcelaphus buselaphus tora, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia
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Noun

tora hartebeest (plural tora hartebeest or tora hartebeests)

  1. An antelope of the subspecies Alcelaphus buselaphus tora, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia.
    • Tora Hartebeest are found only on the west bank of the Nile, in the country bordering the rivers Dinder and Setit and the Abyssinian frontier.1931, H[enry] C[ourtney] Brocklehurst, “Tora Hartebeest”, in Game Animals of the Sudan, Their Habits and Distribution: A Handbook for Hunters and Naturalists, London; Edinburgh: Gurney and Jackson...
    Synonyms:
    tora

Synonyms of tora hartebeest

Forms of tora hartebeest

pluraltora hartebeest
pluraltora hartebeests

Questions about tora hartebeest

What does tora hartebeest mean?
Tora hartebeest means an antelope of the subspecies Alcelaphus buselaphus tora, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia.
What part of speech is tora hartebeest?
Tora hartebeest is a noun.
What is the plural of tora hartebeest?
The plural of tora hartebeest is tora hartebeest.

Words near tora hartebeest in the dictionary

  1. toquis
  2. tor
  3. Tor Tiv
  4. Tor-bul
  5. tora
  6. tora hartebeest
  7. tora tora
  8. tora-tora
  9. torace
  10. toraced
  11. toracentesis

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