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[syn: springbok, springbuck, Antidorcas marsupialis, Antidorcas euchore]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Springbok \Spring"bok`\ (-b[o^]k`), Springbuck \Spring"buck`\
(-b[u^]k`), n. [D. springbok; springen to spring, leap + bok
a he-goat, buck.] (Zool.)
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. [Written also
springboc, and springbock.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
springbok
n 1: a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into
the air [syn: springbok, springbuck, Antidorcas
marsupialis, Antidorcas euchore]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "springbok":
Cape elk, Virginia deer, antelope, buck, camel, camelopard,
caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, elk, fallow deer,
fawn, gazelle, giraffe, gnu, hart, hartebeest, hind, kaama, moose,
mule deer, musk deer, okapi, red deer, reindeer, roe, roe deer,
roebuck, stag, wildebeest