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springbok
[ spring-bok ]
noun
, plural spring·boks, (especially collectively) spring·bok.
- a gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, of southern Africa, noted for its habit of springing into the air when alarmed.
springbok
1/ ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk /
noun
- an antelope, Antidorcas marsupialis, of semidesert regions of southern Africa, which moves in leaps exposing a patch of white erectile hairs on the rump that are usually covered by a fold of skin
Springbok
2/ -ˌbɒk; ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk /
noun
- a person who has represented South Africa at rugby union
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Word History and Origins
Origin of springbok1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of springbok1
C18: from Afrikaans, from Dutch springen to spring + bok goat, buck 1
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Example Sentences
The springbok ordinarily makes its home in the arid, sandy plains called karroos.
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The general color of the springbok is a tawny brown on the upper parts of the body.
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Once I dashed into a herd of trekking game so suddenly, that a springbok, unable to stop itself, leapt right over me.
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It was in these circumstances that we set out shortly before midnight in the pitch darkness from Springbok Valley.
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I am fairly good with a knife, and I carved very presentable likenesses of a monkey, a springbok, and a rhinoceros.
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