HARTEBEEST (hahr'ta-bast), a large South African ante lope, Bubalis coma, characterized by its red colour, long face with naked muzzle, and sharply angulated lyrate horns, present in both sexes. This graceful animal, one of the swiftest of African an telopes, easily outdistancing greyhounds, formerly occurred in great, herds from Cape Colony to Rhodesia, but is now compara tively rare and restricted to remote districts. It stands about 4 ft. high at the withers, with heavy forequarters, which are much higher than the narrow and drooping hindquarters. The name is sometimes extended to include all members of the genus. (See