steenbok
noun
steen·bok
ˈstēn-ˌbäk 
ˈstān-
variants
or steinbok
ˈstīn-
ˈstān-
: a small slender antelope (Raphicerus campestris) with long legs that inhabits chiefly grasslands of eastern and southern Africa
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Herds of zebra and impala and kudu, springbok and steenbok and oryx graze on carpets of desert grasses.
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Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
Onguma’s guides treated me to numerous sightings of various antelope — kudu, steenbok, and oryx, to name a few — and my favorite of them all: the tiny dik dik, standing little more than a foot high at the shoulder.
—Eric Vohr, Philly.com, 15 Sep. 2017
Onguma’s guides treated me to numerous sightings of various antelope — kudu, steenbok and oryx, to name a few — and my favorite of them all: the tiny dik dik, standing little more than a foot high at the shoulder.
—Eric Vohr, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2017
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Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
Onguma’s guides treated me to numerous sightings of various antelope — kudu, steenbok, and oryx, to name a few — and my favorite of them all: the tiny dik dik, standing little more than a foot high at the shoulder.
—Eric Vohr, Philly.com, 15 Sep. 2017
Onguma’s guides treated me to numerous sightings of various antelope — kudu, steenbok and oryx, to name a few — and my favorite of them all: the tiny dik dik, standing little more than a foot high at the shoulder.
—Eric Vohr, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2017
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“Steenbok.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steenbok. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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