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

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steen•bok

also steinbok

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noun small plains antelope of southeastern Africa

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