a large African antelope with a long head and sloping back, related to the gnus.
Genera Alcelaphus, Damaliscus, and Sigmoceros, family Bovidae: three or four species, in particular the red hartebeest (A. buselaphus), which typically has a reddish-brown coat
Origin:
late 18th century: from South African Dutch, from Dutch hert 'hart' + beest 'beast'
hartebeest in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of hartebeest in the US English dictionary
