hartebeest

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hartebeest
    n 1: a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve
         backward

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hartebeest \hartebeest\ n.
   1. large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve
      backward.
      [WordNet 1.5] Hartbeest

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hartbeest \Hart"beest`\, Hartebeest \Har"te*beest`\(-b[=e]st`),
   n. [D. hertebeest. See {Hart}, and {Beast}.]
   1. (Zool.) A large South African antelope ({Alcelaphus
      caama}), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The
      face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white.
      [Written also {hartebeest}, and {hartebest}.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Any anteleope of the genus {Alcelaphus} and certain
      species of {Darnaliscus}.
      [PJC]