klip|spring|er

klip|spring|er
klip|spring|er «KLIHP SPRIHNG uhr», noun.
a small antelope, similar to the chamois in its agility in climbing and leaping, inhabiting the high rocky regions of the east coast and southern part of Africa.
[< Afrikaans klipspringer < klip rock + springer one that springs]

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  • Nanotragus oreotragus — Klipspringer Klip spring er, n. [D., lit., cliff springer.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small, graceful South African antelope ({Nanotragus oreotragus}), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag to another with great agility; called also {kainsi}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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