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
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