springbok

UK: 'springbok', 'Springbok': /ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk/

US: (spring′bok′)

Inflections of 'springbok' (n):

springboks

npl (All usages)

springbok

npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "Springbok are native to southern Africa.")

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spring•bok  (spring′bok′), n., pl. -boks, (esp. collectively) -bok. 

1. Mammals a gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, of southern Africa, noted for its habit of springing into the air when alarmed.

• Afrikaans. See spring, buck¹
• 1765–75

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springbok, (less commonly)springbuck / ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk/ noun ( -bok, -boks, -buck, -bucks)

1. an antelope, Antidorcas marsupialis, of semidesert regions of southern Africa, which moves in leaps exposing a patch of white erectile hairs on the rump that are usually covered by a fold of skin

Etymology: 18th Century: from Afrikaans, from Dutch springen to spring + bok goat, buck¹

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Springbok / ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk -ˌbɒk/ noun

1. a person who has represented South Africa at rugby union