klipspringer - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Borrowed from Afrikaans klipspringer, from Dutch klipspringer, both literally meaning "rock-jumper".

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋər/

klipspringer (plural klipspringers)

1. A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus).

•   klipspringer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
•   Oreotragus oreotragus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
•   Oreotragus oreotragus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

From Dutch klipspringer. By surface analysis, klip (“rock”) +‎ springer (“jumper”).

klipspringer (plural klipspringers)

1. klipspringer

• → English: klipspringer

From klip (“rock”) + springer (“jumper”). Attested since the early 18th century.

klipspringer m (plural klipspringers, diminutive klipspringertje n)

1. the klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus

• Afrikaans: klipspringer
  • → English: klipspringer

•   klipspringer on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl