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klipspringer

/ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə/US/ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋər/

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

klipspringer: a small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat...
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Noun

klipspringer (plural klipspringers)

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

klipspringer meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Thai

klipspringer in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

klipspringer in Tagalog

Oreotragus oreotragus
saltarokas

klipspringer in Thai

Oreotragus oreotragus
คลิปสปริงเงอร์ klíp sà-bpring nger

Forms of klipspringer

pluralklipspringers

Origin of klipspringer

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

Questions about klipspringer

What does klipspringer mean?
Klipspringer means a small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus).
What is klipspringer in Tamil?
Klipspringer in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Klipspringer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is klipspringer?
Klipspringer is a noun.
How do you pronounce klipspringer?
Klipspringer is pronounced /ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə/ (UK).
What is the plural of klipspringer?
The plural of klipspringer is klipspringers.

Words near klipspringer in the dictionary

  1. Klippensteins
  2. klippot
  3. Klipps
  4. klippspringer
  5. klippspringers
  6. klipspringer
  7. klipspringers
  8. klipsteinite
  9. klipsteinites
  10. kliros
  11. klismaphile

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Adapted from Wiktionary: klipspringer (page history and authors); klipspringer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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