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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]
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.]
