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Alcelaphus

noun

African antelopes: hartebeests

• Syn: ↑genus Alcelaphus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Bovidae, ↑family Bovidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑hartebeest

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\\-_fəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin alces elk + Greek elaphos deer

: a genus of African antelopes including the hartebeest, bubalis, and related animals

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Alcelaphus /al-selˈə-fəs/

noun

A genus of antelopes, the hartebeests

ORIGIN: New L

Useful english dictionary. 2012.