steenbok

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English

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Steenbok

Etymology

From Afrikaans steenbok, from Dutch steenbok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiːnbɒk/
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Noun

steenbok (plural steenboks or steenbok)

  1. A common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa, Raphicerus campestris.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch steenbok.

Pronunciation

Noun

steenbok (plural steenbokke)

  1. steenbok (antelope)

Descendants

  • → English: steenbok

Dutch

Etymology

From steen (“stone”) +‎ bok (“billy goat”). The sense Raphicerus campestris is attested from at least as early as 1787.

Pronunciation

Noun

steenbok m (plural steenbokken, diminutive steenbokje n)

Steenbok
Ibex
  1. An ibex, rock goat (wild mountain goat)
  2. Synonym of steenbokantilope (“steenbok, Raphicerus campestris”)

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