springbok
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springbok /ˈsprɪŋbɒk/
▶noun
- 1 a southern African gazelle with a characteristic habit of leaping when disturbed. [Antidorcas marsupialis.]
- 2 (Springboks) the South African international rugby union team.
– origin C18: from Afrik., from Du. springen ‘to spring’ + bok ‘antelope’.
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