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,
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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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British
/ ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk /
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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
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
The menu features typical African dishes like springbok shank and Nigerian spice-rubbed beef cubes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2010
A stuffed springbok with horns and glassy amber eyes, stared at me from over the fireplace, and for a moment I forgot what I was going to say.
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
That means Wales will face the full force of 15 Springbok forwards during the 80 minutes, with the famous "Bomb Squad" set to come on in the second half looking to overpower their hosts.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
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
“Listening to Springbok radio is an excellent way of learning how to speak English,” he said.
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
None of the species can be called gregarious—that is, they do not appear in large herds, like the springboks, gnoos, hartebeests, or bonteboks—though small troops of less than a dozen—families, in fact—may be seen together.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid
Quagga, Bonte quagga, black wildebeest, elands, hartebeest, ostrich, springboks, blesboks.
From Tales of South Africa by H.A. Bryden
I saw that the old man’s eye was resting upon the springboks, now grazing so peacefully upon the plain.
From Tales of South Africa by H.A. Bryden
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