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ALCELAPHUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

African antelopes: hartebeests

Synonyms:

Alcelaphus; genus Alcelaphus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Alcelaphus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Alcelaphus"):

hartebeest (a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward)

Holonyms ("Alcelaphus" is a member of...):

Bovidae; family Bovidae (true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats)

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