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Definition of steenbok in English: steenbok(also steinbok, steenbuck) noun ˈstiːnbɒkˈsteɪnbɒkˈstinbɑk A small African antelope with large ears, a small tail, and smooth upright horns. （非洲产）小岩羚 Raphiceros campestris, family Bovidae Example sentencesExamples - It now houses more than 20 of the zoo's animals, including five white lions, sitatungas, antelope, deer, meerkats, a baby steenbok and an aviary with more than 100 species of birds.
- It was a night for steenbok, springhares and Cape hares too whose eyes lit up by our torch lights raised diminishing levels of excitement as we saw more and more.
- Other game reintroductions include Liechtenstein hartebeest and steenbuck.
- They have observed that when caracal numbers in their region are moderate, that there is an increase in natural prey animals such as hares, steenbok and dassies.
- The Reserve is stocked with small game - blesbok, mountain reebok, duiker, klipspringer and steenbok, as well as the small creatures: mongoose, tortoise and genet.
- They have stolen a statue of a steenbok from Wits University, as well as the plaque on the striking black granite cube commemorating Enoch Sontonga, author of the national anthem.
- We had already seen a couple of rhinos, a small steenbok and a pair of battleur eagles when the call came through on the radio from one of the other vehicles: ‘Lions, lions, zebra kill, zebra kill!’
OriginLate 18th century: from Dutch, from steen 'stone' + bok 'buck'. Definition of steenbok in US English: steenbok(also steenbuck, steinbok) nounˈstinbɑkˈstēnbäk A small African antelope with large ears, a small tail, and smooth upright horns. （非洲产）小岩羚 Raphiceros campestris, family Bovidae Example sentencesExamples - It was a night for steenbok, springhares and Cape hares too whose eyes lit up by our torch lights raised diminishing levels of excitement as we saw more and more.
- They have stolen a statue of a steenbok from Wits University, as well as the plaque on the striking black granite cube commemorating Enoch Sontonga, author of the national anthem.
- They have observed that when caracal numbers in their region are moderate, that there is an increase in natural prey animals such as hares, steenbok and dassies.
- We had already seen a couple of rhinos, a small steenbok and a pair of battleur eagles when the call came through on the radio from one of the other vehicles: ‘Lions, lions, zebra kill, zebra kill!’
- The Reserve is stocked with small game - blesbok, mountain reebok, duiker, klipspringer and steenbok, as well as the small creatures: mongoose, tortoise and genet.
- It now houses more than 20 of the zoo's animals, including five white lions, sitatungas, antelope, deer, meerkats, a baby steenbok and an aviary with more than 100 species of birds.
- Other game reintroductions include Liechtenstein hartebeest and steenbuck.
OriginLate 18th century: from Dutch, from steen ‘stone’ + bok ‘buck’. |