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How to pronounce klipspringer

American English pronunciation

KLIP-spring-er

IPA
/ˈklɪpˌspɹɪŋɚ/
Syllables
KLIP · spring · er (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)

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What klipspringer means

noun

A small African antelope that leaps on rocky cliffs

In a sentence: The klipspringer bounded from boulder to boulder on the tips of its tiny hooves.

Where it comes from: It comes from Afrikaans and Dutch words that mean rock jumper.

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