Dictionary
har•te•beest
Pronunciation: (här'tu-bēst", härt'bēst"), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -beests, (esp. collectively) -beest.
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 antelopes, as certain species of the genus
Damaliscus.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.