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springbok

spring·bok [ spríng bòk ] (plural spring·bok or spring·boks)


noun 
Definition:
 
small gazelle: a small swift gazelle noted for its ability to leap high in the air repeatedly when startled. Native to: semiarid regions of southern Africa.  Latin name Antidorcas marsupialis.

[Late 18th century. < Afrikaans, "leaping he-goat"]
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