cape hartebeest

cape hartebeest
noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope
: a large reddish hartebeest (Alcelaphus caama) with black-marked face, limbs, and tail and white underparts

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Cape hartebeest,
a large heartebeest of southern Africa with a reddish-brown coat and white rump patch, that can run very fast.

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