steenbok

steen·bok

S0730700 (stēn′bŏk′, stān′-) also stein·bok (stīn′-)n. A small antelope (Raphicerus campestris) of southern and eastern African grasslands, having a brownish coat, large ears, and short pointed horns in the male.

[Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch steenboc, ibex : steen, stone; see stāi- in Indo-European roots + boc, buck.]

steenbok

(ˈstiːnˌbɒk) n, pl -boks or -bok (Animals) a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of central and southern Africa, having a reddish-brown coat and straight smooth horns. Also called: steinbok [C18: from Afrikaans, from Dutch steen stone + bok buck¹; Compare steinbock]

steen•bok

(ˈstinˌbɒk, ˈsteɪn-)

also steinbok

n., pl. -boks, (esp. collectively) -bok. a small African antelope, Raphicerus campestris: only males have spikes. [1765–75; < Afrikaans < Dutch steen stone + bok buck¹]

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steenbok - small plains antelope of southeastern AfricaRaphicerus campestris, steinbokantelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diksgenus Raphicerus, Raphicerus - African antelopes: steenboks

steenbok

steenbok:

see antelopeantelope,
name applied to any of a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family (Bovidae), which also includes the bison, buffalo, sheep, and goats. Found in Africa and Eurasia, they range in size from pygmy antelopes, 12 in.
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steen•bok

also steinbok

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noun small plains antelope of southeastern Africa

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