springbok
noun/ˈsprɪŋbɒk/
/ˈsprɪŋbɑːk/
- [countable] a small antelope from southern Africa that can jump high into the air
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Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Afrikaans, from Dutch springen ‘to spring’ + bok ‘antelope’.
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