Found 2 items, similar to springbok.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: springbok
springbok
n : a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the
air [syn:
springbuck,
Antidorcas marsupialis,
Antidorcas euchore
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Springbok
Springbok
\Spring"bok`\ (-b[o^]k`), Springbuck
\Spring"buck`\
(-b[u^]k`), n. [D. springbok; springen to spring, leap + bok
a he-goat, buck.] (Zo["o]l.)
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]