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klipspringer
CIDE DICTIONARY
klipspringer, n. [D., lit., cliff springer.].
A small, graceful South African antelope (Nanotragus oreotragus ), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag to another with great agility; -- called also kainsi . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
klipspringer, n. a S. African dwarf antelope, Oreotragus oreotragus, which can bound up and down rocky slopes.
Etymology
Afrik. f. klip rock + springer jumper
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