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Definition of "steenbok" []

  • A small antelope (Raphicerus campestris) of southern and eastern Africa, having a brownish coat and short, pointed horns in the male and living chiefly in dry grasslands. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "steenbok" in a sentence
  • "The steenbok, a tiny antelope, never needs to drink water, instead absorbing moisture from food."
  • "The fauna in the Swartberg and Cederberg protected areas reflects their location close to the fynbos-Karoo interface with species such as grysbok Raphicerus melanotis, grey rhebuck Pelea capreolus and klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus, steenbok Raphicerus campestris and grey duiker Sylvicapra grimmia, as well as karoo species not usually found in mountain fynbos such as springbok Antidorcas marsupialus."
  • "The island hosts 23 recorded species of mammals, including small herds of bontebok, springbuck, steenbok, fallow deer and eland."
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