springbok
noun
a gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, of southern Africa, noted for its habit of springing into the air when alarmed.
springbok
American
[spring-bok]
/ ˈsprɪŋˌbɒk /
noun
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springboks,
plural
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springbok
plural
Springbok
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British
/ ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk, -ˌbɒk /
noun
springbok
2
British
/ ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk /
noun
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They afford an opportunity for people from all backgrounds to encounter a range of animals, from drone bees to springbok or salmon, to better understand the natural world we live in.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
Early in the mornings, out riding my horse, I imagined her dreaming of turquoise water and the taste of springbok.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2014
Watched a cheetah hunt down and catch a springbok this morning..
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2011
Who would win in a fight between a lion and a springbok?
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2010
I left Mrs. Hauser sitting in her silky purple cloud under the springbok so that she didn’t have to battle her arthritis just to walk me to the door.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
Cleary Gottlieb bought legal-tech firm Springbok AI, bringing a team of AI engineers in-house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
And this was a Springbok side that many had expected to start slowly.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
England stemmed the haemorrhaging of points at the other end, however - perhaps helped by some understandable Springbok complacency - and briefly crowbarred their way back into the contest.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
"Mark's continued involvement was key to me accepting the appointment," said 56-year-old Venter, who as a player was a member of the Springbok side that won the 1995 World Cup.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
We recruited Jack Hodgson, who had fought in World War II and was a member of the Springbok Legion, and Rusty Bernstein, both party members.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Witek finds giraffes, rhinos, hippos, baboons, one nasty-looking crocodile, wart hogs, kudus, wildebeest, mongooses, zebras, springboks, impalas but only a trace of lions — a half-eaten elephant carcass alongside a pond.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2010
All the springboks playing baseball, the pandas who controlled the big wooden slides, even the nerdy pangolins who played D&D in the shade of the library.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Ostriches, zebras, deer, springboks, and many other animals, the names of which we do not find in any zoölogy, make their home here.
From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Anna B. Badlam
George and Matamo rode in pursuit and succeeded in killing a hartebeest and two springboks, the more dainty parts of which were cooked for the evening meal.
From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by H.C. Adams
Of course, the resemblance to the “trek-boken” of their own springboks, which all of them had witnessed, was also remembered.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid
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