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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air [syn: springbok, springbuck, Antidorcas marsupialis, Antidorcas euchore]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural springbok or springboks) Etymology: Afrikaans, from spring to jump + bok male goat Date: 1775 a swift and graceful southern African gazelle (Antidorcas marsupialis) noted for its habit of springing lightly and suddenly into the air

Britannica Concise

Species of antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis), native to treeless plains of S Africa, the national emblem of S. Africa. It stands about 30 in. (80 cm) high at the shoulder, and both sexes have ringed, lyre-shaped horns. A fold of skin from midback to rump can be opened to display a crest of white hair. The reddish brown upper body has a broad horizontal dark-brown band on each side; the underparts, head, tail, and rump are white. When excited, the springbok, with head down, hooves bunched, and back arched, makes a series of stiff-legged, vertical leaps up to 12 ft (3.5 m) high, an action called pronking.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a southern African gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, with the ability to run with high springing jumps. 2 (Springbok) a South African, esp. one who has played for South Africa in international sporting competitions. Etymology: Afrik. f. Du. springen SPRING + bok antelope

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Springbok Spring"bok`, Springbuck Spring"buck`, n. [D. springbok; springen to spring, leap + bok a he-goat, buck.] (Zo["o]l.) A South African gazelle (Gazella euchore) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lighty and suddenly into the air. It has a white dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the rump and tail. Called also springer. [Written also springboc, and springbock.]

Moby Thesaurus

Cape elk, Virginia deer, antelope, buck, camel, camelopard, caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, elk, fallow deer, fawn, gazelle, giraffe, gnu, hart, hartebeest, hind, kaama, moose, mule deer, musk deer, okapi, red deer, reindeer, roe, roe deer, roebuck, stag, wildebeest