KLIPSPRINGER

Etymology

Noun

klipspringer (plural klipspringers)

A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.

Source: Wiktionary


Klip"spring`er, n. Etym: [D., lit., cliff springer.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small, graceful South African antelope (Nanotragus oreotragus), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag to another with great agility; -- called also kainsi. [Written also klippspringer.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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