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springbok

(-bäk′)

a graceful gazelle (Antidorcas marsupialis) of S Africa, noted for its tendency to leap high in the air, as when startled

also springbuck

Origin: Afrik < Du springen, to spring + bok, buck

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noun pl. springbok 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.

Origin:

Origin: Afrikaans

Origin: : spring, to leap up (from Middle Dutch springhen)

Origin: + bok, male deer (from Middle Dutch boc)

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