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steenbok (s) (noun), steenboks (pl)
1. A small African antelope with brown hair, usually frequenting rocky places. The males' horns are quite pointed: In comparison to the springbok, the steenbok is not really capable of leaping so high into the air!
2. Etymology: Afrikaans steenbok; from Middle Dutch steenboc, "stone buck"; steen, "stone" + boc, "buck" or "male".
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