Category:Springbok

Spring"bok`, spring"buck`, n. Etym: [d. springbok; springen to Spring, leap + bok a he-goat, buck.] (zoöl.)

Defn: a south african gazelle (gazella euchore) noted for its Graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing Lighty 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.]