spring·bok (spr ng b k ) also spring·buck (-b k)n. pl. springbok or spring·boks also springbuck or spring·bucks A small brown and white gazelle (Antidorcas marsupialis) of southern Africa, noted for its habit of repeatedly leaping high into the air when startled. [Afrikaans : spring, to leap up (from Middle Dutch springhen) + bok, male deer (from Middle Dutch boc).] |
springbok less commonly, springbuck [ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk]
n pl -bok, -boks, -buck -bucks
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an antelope, Antidorcas marsupialis, of semidesert regions of southern Africa, which moves in leaps exposing a patch of white erectile hairs on the rump that are usually covered by a fold of skin
[from Afrikaans, from Dutch springen to spring + bok goat, buck1]
Springbok [ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk -ˌbɒk]
n
(Team Sports, other than specified) a person who has represented South Africa in a national sports team
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| Noun | 1. |  springbok - a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the airgazelle - small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes Antidorcas, genus Antidorcas - springboks |
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springbok
n → Springbock m
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