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
Noun
pl -bok or -boks
1. a S African antelope which moves in leaps
2. a person who has represented S Africa in a national sports team [Afrikaans]
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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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