klipspringer

American  

[klip-spring-er] / ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋ ər /

noun

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

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klipspringer British  

/ ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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klipspringer

A tiny klipspringer antelope teeters on hooves atop a polished wooden boardroom table.

From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 9, 2010

It was a small antelope, just about the size of the klipspringer, and with little erect horns four inches in length.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid

For instance, there's the oribi and the dik-dik, to say nothing of the steinbuck and the klipspringer.

From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by John T. McCutcheon

An odd reebok or klipspringer is about all you’d get.

From A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford

Now just before I had asked for the rifle I had perceived a little klipspringer antelope standing on a mass of rock about seventy yards away, and determined to risk the shot.

From King Solomon's Mines by Henry Rider Haggard