klipbokn.
/ˈklɪpbɒk/ = klipspringer n.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Neotraginae > genus Oreotragus (klipspringer)
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1886 G. A. Farini Through Kalahari Desert i. 4 Not even the beasts of the desert, the klip-bok (rock buck), or stein-bok (stone buck)..are to be seen.
1895 J. G. Millais Breath from Veldt v. 92 The most curious thing about the klipbuck is the shape of its feet and the manner in which it uses them in springing up and down its native rocks.
1939 tr. E. N. Marais's My Friends the Baboons v. 59 The troop must often have had the chance of catching little klipbuck, dassies, and red hares.
1947 Cape Argus 23 Oct. (Mag.) 1/9 The dog..brought down a klipbok.
1953 J. R. Ellerman et al. S. Afr. Mammals 188 Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmerman, 1783. Klipspringer. Klipbokkie.
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