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Alcelaphus albifrons
Blesbok Bles"bok, n. [D., fr. bles a white spot on the forehead + bok buck.] (Zo["o]l.) A South African antelope (Alcelaphus albifrons), having a large white spot on the forehead.
Alcelaphus bubalis
Bubale Bu"ba*le, n. [Cf. F. bubale. See Buffalo, n.] (Zo["o]l.) A large antelope (Alcelaphus bubalis) of Egypt and the Desert of Sahara, supposed by some to be the fallow deer of the Bible.
Alcelaphus caama
Hartbeest Hart"beest`, n. [D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.]
Alcelaphus Lichtensteini
Konze Konze, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face.
Alcelaphus lunata
Sassaby Sas"sa*by, Sassabye Sas"sa*bye, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus lunata), similar to the hartbeest, but having its horns regularly curved.
Alcelaphus pygarga
Bontebok Bon"te*bok, n. [D. bont a sort of skin or fur, prop. variegated + bok buck.] (Zo["o]l.) The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni.
Alcelaphus tora
Tetel Te*tel", n. (Zo["o]l.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus tora). It has widely divergent, strongly ringed horns.

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- (/ˈhɑːrtəˌbiːst/; Alcelaphus buselaphus), also known as kongoni or kaama, is an African antelope. It is the only member of the genus Alcelaphus. Eight subspecies...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alcelaphus lichtensteinii. IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2008). "Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. lichtensteinii". IUCN...
- great diversification. The oldest fossil of Alcelaphus has been dated to 740,000 years ago. Besides Alcelaphus, the three other genera from the Alcelaphini...
- also known as northern hartebeest or bubal antelope or simply bubal (Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus) is the extinct nominal (i.e., first described)...
- Swayne's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei) is an endangered antelope native to Ethiopia. Two of the largest remaining po****tions are located...
- Coke's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii) or Kongoni is a large migratory antelope that is native to Kenya and Tanzania. It can breed with Lelwel...
- The western hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus major) is an antelope native to the medium to tall gr****land plains of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the...
- The tora hartebeest, or simply tora (Alcelaphus buselaphus tora), is an extremely endangered antelope, native to Eritrea and Ethiopia. It has possibly...
- The Lelwel hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel), also known as Jackson's hartebeest, is an antelope native to Central African Republic, Chad, the...
- Bontebok (subspecies), D. p. pygargus B****k, D. p. phillipsi Genus Alcelaphus Hartebeest, A. buselaphus Bubal hartebeest, †A. b. buselaphus Coke's hartebeest...