Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A small brown and white gazellelike antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis) of southern Africa, noted for its habit of repeatedly leaping high into the air when startled.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A beautiful gazel, Gazella euchore, so called by the Dutch colonists of South Africa, where it abounds, from its agility in springing upward when alarmed or as it scours the plain in escaping from its pursuers.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A South African gazelle (Gazella euchore) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lightly 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.

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  • noun A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Afrikaans : spring, to leap up (from Middle Dutch springhen) + bok, male deer (from Middle Dutch boc).]

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From Afrikaans springbok, from Dutch springen, to spring + bok, goat, antelope.

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Examples

  • A springbok is a gazelle founded mostlee in teh Souf Afrika, Nameebeea an teh Botswanana.

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  • On the circulation coin the springbok has been replaced with an image of planet earth with the focus on Africa, as well as the words "Johannesburg World Summit 2002" and the WSSD logo.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • While the springbok is the only antelope found to be on the rise, 31 percent of the antelopes 'populations remain stable. 62 percent have a downward trajectory, while not enough data is available for the remaining six percent.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • The springbok is the only antelope species whose population is on the rise, according to a new review by the Red List for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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  • The springbok is the only antelope species whose population is on the rise, according to a new review by the Red List for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • (03 / 04 / 2009) The springbok is the only antelope species whose population is on the rise, according to a new review by the Red List for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • While the springbok is the only antelope found to be on the rise, 31 percent of the antelopes 'populations remain stable. 62 percent have a downward trajectory, while not enough data is available for the remaining six percent.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • (03 / 04 / 2009) The springbok is the only antelope species whose population is on the rise, according to a new review by the Red List for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • (03 / 04 / 2009) The springbok is the only antelope species whose population is on the rise, according to a new review by the Red List for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • (03 / 04 / 2009) The springbok is the only antelope species whose population is on the rise, according to a new review by the Red List for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

    Mongabay.com News 2009

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