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klipspringer

American

[klip-spring-er] / ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋ ər /

noun

a small, agile African antelope, Oreotragus oreotragus, of mountainous regions from the Cape of Good Hope to Ethiopia.

klipspringer British

/ ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə /

noun

a small agile antelope, Oreotragus oreotragus, inhabiting rocky regions of Africa south of the Sahara

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Etymology

Origin of klipspringer

1775–85; < Afrikaans: literally, rock-springer

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