springbok
noun
a gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, of southern Africa, noted for its habit of springing into the air when alarmed.
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[spring-bok]
/ ˈsprɪŋˌbɒk /
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springboks,
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springbok
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Springbok
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British
/ ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk, -ˌbɒk /
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springbok
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/ 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
That’s what has brought them to Sossusvlei, Namibia, an otherworldly place where giant dunes rise over a wide salt plain dotted with groups of springbok, oryx and ostriches.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 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
"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
This almost felt like a South Africa home game with the volume of Springbok support as Wales suffered an 11th international defeat in 12 matches in Cardiff.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus has backed his captain's assessment, saying there are merits in fixtures outside World Rugby's window.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
From that day, Springbok radio became my favourite station.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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
Ever since yesterday morning they have been away in the grass veldt, following a trek of springboks, and their display of venison and jaded nags prove that they have hunted hard, successfully, and far.
From Tales of South Africa by H.A. Bryden
The great game had gone; only the springboks and smaller antelopes remained to remind them of the teeming plenty of the brave days of smooth-bores and flint-locks.
From Tales of South Africa by H.A. Bryden
The springboks did not interest them; but the flesh of the wildebeest would have been a treat to all.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid
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