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klipspringer

N ละมั่ง พวก  Oreotragus oreotragus พบ ใน อาฟริกา 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

KLIPSPRINGER

Klip "spring `er, n. Etym: [D., lit. , cliff springer. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small, graceful South African antelope (Nanotragus oreotragus ), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag to another with great agility; -- called also kainsi. [Written also klippspringer.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

klipspringer

klip spring er |ˈklipˌspriNGər ˈklɪpsprɪŋər | noun a small rock-dwelling antelope with a yellowish-gray coat, an arched back, and a stiff bouncing gait, native to southern Africa. [Oreotragus oreotragus, family Bovidae. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Afrikaans, from Dutch klip rock + springer jumper.

 

Oxford Dictionary

klipspringer

klipspringer |ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə | noun a small rock-dwelling antelope with a yellowish-grey coat, an arched back, and a stiff bouncing gait, native to southern Africa. Oreotragus oreotragus, family Bovidae. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Afrikaans, from Dutch klip rock + springer jumper .