springbok
See also: Springbok
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans springbok, from Dutch springbok, from springen (“to jump, spring”) + bok (“buck, billy goat, antelope”).
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springbok (plural springbok or springboks)
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Antidorcas marsupialis
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Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch springbok, equivalent to spring + bok.
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springbok (plural springbokke)
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- → English: springbok
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Etymology edit
From springen (“to spring”) + bok (“buck, billy goat, antelope”).
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springbok m (plural springbokken, diminutive springbokje n)
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- springbok on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl