Meanings
plural klipdachses
- alternativeAlternative form of klipdas.
The klipdachs (hierax) and the klipspringer (Oreotragus saltatrix) are the prevalent population, now however threatened with extinction.
1971, Karl Mauch, F. O. Bernhard, Karl Mauch: African Explorer, page 1532 more examples
But if he succeeds in seizing the klipdachs before it has time to leap away, he carries it to a rocky ledge, and slowly tears it to pieces.
1863, Georg Hartwig, The Tropical World: a Popular Scientific Account of the Natural History of the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms in the Equatorial Regions, page 395He knew that in time the poor silly little klipdachs would grow careless, and, anxious for a game at play, would get too far from their homes to skip back before he could be down upon them.
1881, William Henry Giles Kingston, In the Wilds of Africa: A Tale for Boys, page 306Synonyms: rock rabbit
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Dutchklipdas
- GermanKlippdachs
- Englishklipdachs
Borrowed from German Klippdachs, from Dutch klipdas.
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