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springbok

See also: Springbok

English

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A springbok.

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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)

  1. A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.

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Afrikaans

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From Dutch springbok, equivalent to spring +‎ bok.

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springbok (plural springbokke)

  1. springbok

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  • → English: springbok

Dutch

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Etymology

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From springen (“to spring”) +‎ bok (“buck, billy goat, antelope”).

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springbok m (plural springbokken, diminutive springbokje n)

  1. The springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis

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