klip·spring·er (kl p sprng  r)n. A small agile African antelope (Oreotragus oreotragus) having large ears. [Afrikaans : klip, cliff (from Middle Dutch klippe) + springer, jumper (from springen, to leap, from Middle Dutch).] |
klipspringer [ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small agile antelope, Oreotragus oreotragus, inhabiting rocky regions of Africa south of the Sahara
[from Afrikaans, from Dutch klip rock (see cliff) + springer, from springen to spring]
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