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springbok |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: springbok n : South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air [syn: {springbuck}, {Antidorcas marsupialis}, {Antidorcas euchore}]
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