Klip"spring`er (?), n. [D., lit., cliff springer.] (Zoöl.) A small, graceful South African antelope (Nanotragus oreotragus), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag to another with great agility; -- called also kainsi. [Written also klippspringer.]

• A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.