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Klipspringer
Klip′springˊer
,Noun.
[D., lit., cliff springer.]
(Zool.)
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
.] Definition 2025
klipspringer
klipspringer
English
Noun
klipspringer (plural klipspringers)
Translations
Oreotragus oreotragus
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See also
Afrikaans
Etymology
klip (“rock”) + springer (“jumper”)
Noun
klipspringer (plural klipspringers)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Afrikaans klipspringer (“klipspringer”), a compound of klip (“rock”) + springer (“jumper”). Both components of the compound have identically written cognates in Dutch, with the first being a false friend to Dutch klip (“cliff”).
Noun
klipspringer m (plural klipspringers, diminutive klipspringertje n)
- klipspringer