steenbok

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Steenbok

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From Afrikaans steenbok, from Dutch steenbok.

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steenbok (plural steenboks or steenbok)

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

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch steenbok.

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steenbok (plural steenbokke)

  1. steenbok (antelope)

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  • English: steenbok

Dutch

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Etymology

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

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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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