nounWord forms: plural-bok, -boks, -buck or -bucks
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
Word origin
C18: from Afrikaans, from Dutch springen to spring + bok goat, buck1
Springbok in British English
(ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk, -ˌbɒk)
noun
a person who has represented South Africa at rugby union
springbok in American English
(ˈsprɪŋˌbɑk)
nounWord forms: pluralˈspringˌbok or ˈspringˌboks
a graceful gazelle (Antidorcas marsupialis) of S Africa, noted for its tendency to leap high in the air, as when startled
: also ˈspringˌbuck (ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk)
Word origin
Afrik < Du springen, to spring + bok, UNRESOLVED CROSS REF