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springbok
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spring·bok  (sprngbk) also spring·buck (-bk)
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.springbokspringbok - a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air
gazelle - small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
Translations
springbok [ˈsprɪŋbɒk] N (springbok, springboks (pl)) → gacela f (del sur de África)
springbok
nSpringbock m
springbok [ˈsprɪŋˌbɒk] n (Zool) → antidorcade f
springbok [ˈsprɪŋˌbɒk] n (Zool) → antidorcade f


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