- Hartebeest
Hartebeest, Hirschkuhantilope, s. Antilopen, S. 577.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
Hartebeest
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hartebeest — [här′tə bēst΄, härt′bēst΄] n. pl. hartebeests or hartebeest [obs. Afrik < harte, hart + beest, beast] any of a genus (Alcelaphus) of large, swift African antelopes with long horns curved backward at the tips … English World dictionary
Hartebeest — Hartebeest, ist Antilope Caama … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Hartebeest — (holländ. deutsch, »Hirschtier«), s. Antilopen nebst Abb. 91 … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
hartebeest — 1786, from Afrikaans, from Du. hertebeest antelope, from hert hart (see HART (Cf. hart)) + beest beast, ox (in S.African Du. steer, cattle ), from M.Du. beeste, from O.Fr. beste beast (see BEAST (Cf. beast)) … Etymology dictionary
hartebeest — ► NOUN ▪ a large African antelope with a long head and sloping back. ORIGIN from Dutch hert hart + beest beast … English terms dictionary
Hartebeest — Taxobox name = Hartebeest status = LR/cd status system = IUCN2.3 trend = down image width = frameless regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae subfamilia = Alcelaphinae genus = Alcelaphus… … Wikipedia
hartebeest — /hahr teuh beest , hahrt beest /, n., pl. hartebeests, (esp. collectively) hartebeest. 1. any large African antelope of the genus Alcelaphus, having ringed horns that curve backward: some species are endangered. 2. any of several related African… … Universalium
Hartebeest — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hartebeest — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
