springbok

See also: Springbok

English

A springbok.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans springbok, from Dutch springbok, from springen (to jump, spring) + bok (buck, billy goat, antelope).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈspɹɪŋ.bɒk/
  • (US) enPR: sprĭngʹbäk, IPA(key): /ˈspɹɪŋ.bɔk/

Noun

springbok (plural springbok or springboks)

  1. A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch springbok, equivalent to spring + bok.

Pronunciation

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Noun

springbok (plural springbokke)

  1. springbok

Descendants

  • English: springbok

Dutch

Etymology

From springen (to spring) + bok (buck, billy goat, antelope).

Pronunciation

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Noun

springbok m (plural springbokken, diminutive springbokje n)

  1. The springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis

Descendants

Further reading

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