Springbok

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  springbok
       n : a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the
           air [syn: {springbuck}, {Antidorcas marsupialis}, {Antidorcas
           euchore}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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