# tsessebe

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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”).

## Source
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