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]