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

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

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 9, 2010

We saw, however, the first sing-sing, some impalla, some klipspringer, and Chanler's reed-buck.

From African Camp Fires by White, Stewart Edward

With the nimbleness of a klipspringer, Hendrik bounded to one side, and ran back along the ledge, looking fearfully behind him.

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

There was a fair quantity of game about; Klaas shot some klipspringer antelopes—hereabouts comparatively tame—up in the mountains, and there were koodoos, steinbok and duykers in the bushes and kopjes.

From From Veldt Camp Fires by Bryden, H.A.

On the steep cliffs, and along the dizzy heights, the klipspringer has no equal in South Africa; he can scale them as no other quadruped; he fears no four-footed beast of prey.

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