'Springbok' definitions:

Definition of 'springbok'

noun

A South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air [syn: springbok, springbuck, Antidorcas marsupialis, Antidorcas euchore]

From: GCIDE

Springbok \Spring"bok`\ (-b[o^]k`), Springbuck \Spring"buck`\ (-b[u^]k`), n. [D. springbok; springen to spring, leap + bok a he-goat, buck.] (Zool.) A South African gazelle (Gazella euchore) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lightly 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.] [1913 Webster]