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steinbok

[ stahyn-bok ]

noun

, plural stein·boks, (especially collectively) stein·bok.


steinbok

/ ˈstaɪnˌbɒk /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of steenbok
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of steinbok1

First recorded in 1675–85
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Example Sentences

That of Spain is called "bouquetin," and that of the Alps "steinbok."

Two little steinbok rushed, startled, from the roadside, and scampering a couple of score yards halted to gaze at them curiously.

The Grysbok and the Steinbok, genus Raphiceros, have similar horns.

Look here, the steinbok was feeding on this melon, when we startled him.

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