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Springbok

noun
(Written also springboc, and springbock)
1.
A South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air.  Synonyms: Antidorcas euchore, Antidorcas marsupialis, springbuck.






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"Springbok" Quotes from Famous Books



... on the second year. One, a Captain, raised his head to look at him better. He was a man of light hair and blue, alert eyes, wearing a cap that, while not looking dissipated, somehow conveyed the impression that its owner knew all about things—a cap, too, that carried the Springbok device. The lean face, with its humorous mouth, regarded Peter and took him all in: his vast expanse of collar, the wide black edging to his shoulder-straps, his brand-new badges, his black buttons and stars. ...
— Simon Called Peter • Robert Keable

... but the heat was so great as to rob it of much enjoyment. Sylvia was charmed by a distant view of a herd of springbok, and her eyes shone momentarily when Burke said that they would have to do some shooting together. But almost immediately ...
— The Top of the World • Ethel M. Dell



Words linked to "Springbok" :   gazelle, Antidorcas, genus Antidorcas



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