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Definition of Damaliscus lunatus
1. Noun. A large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal.
Generic synonyms: Antelope
Group relationships: Damaliscus, Genus Damaliscus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Damaliscus Lunatus
Literary usage of Damaliscus lunatus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Portuguese East Africa: The History, Scenery, & Great Game of Manica and Sofala by Reginald Charles Fulke Maugham (1906)
"On certain of the flats near the Pungwe River, the Hartebeeste is found in the
company of his distant relative the Tsessebe (damaliscus lunatus), ..."
2. Sport in East Central Africa: Being an Account of Hunting Trips in by Frederick Vaughan Kirby (1899)
"... (damaliscus lunatus). This antelope does not appear to extend north of the
Zambesi, so that in the Mozambique Province it is unknown, ..."
3. Science in South Africa: A Handbook and Review by William Flint, John Dow Fisher Gilchrist (1905)
"... division of Cape Colony, but preserved in fenced camps in many parts of the
Orange River Colony and the Transvaal. damaliscus lunatus— ..."
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