steenbok

American  

[steen-bok, steyn-] / ˈstinˌbɒk, ˈsteɪn- /

noun

plural

steenboks,

plural

steenbok

1. a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of grassy areas of eastern and southern Africa.

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steenbok British  

/ ˈstiːnˌbɒk /

noun

1. Also called: steinbok.  a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of central and southern Africa, having a reddish-brown coat and straight smooth horns

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Etymology

Origin of steenbok

1765–75; < Afrikaans < Dutch steen stone + bok buck ¹

Example Sentences

Or a flock of ostriches would career across our path, their huge strides covering the ground at an incredible pace; queer-looking hartebeest were also plentiful, and duiker, steenbok, and smaller fry abounded everywhere.

From A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa by Cornell, Frederick

On it were usually to be found hares, Namaqua partridges, korhaan, and an occasional steenbok.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

And yet the steenbok did not appear to dread it.

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

Of antelopes the following species are plentiful in parts: springbok, steenbok, kudu, rietbok, pallah; of monkeys, the Cynocephalus porcarius is frequent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

Up leaped a steenbok, which ran a hundred yards or so, and stopped to look at me.

From Six Months at the Cape by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)