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tsessebe

The English word “tsessebe” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A large African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus (formerly Alcelaphus lunata), similar to the hartebeest, but having its horns regularly curved.

Etymology

From Tswana tshesebe. Probably an alteration of tshephe (“antelope, springbok”).

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