SPRINGBOK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does springbok mean? 

• SPRINGBOK (noun)
  The noun SPRINGBOK has 1 sense:

1. a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air

  Familiarity information: SPRINGBOK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPRINGBOK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Antidorcas euchore; Antidorcas marsupialis; springbok; springbuck

Hypernyms ("springbok" is a kind of...):

gazelle (small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes)

Holonyms ("springbok" is a member of...):

Antidorcas; genus Antidorcas (springboks)