springbok

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UK/ˈspɹɪŋ.bɒk/US/ˈspɹɪŋ.bɔk/

noun

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

Similar
springbuckAntidorcas marsupialisAntidorcas euchore
OriginAfrikaans springbok ← Dutch springbok →
UncommonScrabble 18
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Meanings

springbok1

nounspringbok (plural springbok or springboks)

plural springboks · alternative springbuck

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

Springbok2

nounSpringbok (countable and uncountable, plural Springboks)

plural Springboks

  1. countableA member of South Africa's national rugby union team ("the Springboks").
  2. countableuncountableA town in Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa.
  3. countableuncountableA locality in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air

Similar
springbuckAntidorcas marsupialisAntidorcas euchore
Broader
gazelle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Dutchspringbok
  2. Afrikaansspringbok
  3. Englishspringbok

Borrowed from Afrikaans springbok, from Dutch springbok, from springen (“to jump, spring”) + bok (“buck, billy goat, antelope”).

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Translations

Afrikaans springbok
  • springbokAntidorcas marsupialis
Arabic قَوْفَز
  • قَوْفَز (qawfaz)Antidorcas marsupialis
Chinese Cantonese 跳羚
  • 跳羚 (tiu³ ling⁴)Antidorcas marsupialis
Chinese Mandarin 跳羚
  • 跳羚 (tiàolíng)Antidorcas marsupialis
Dutch springbok
  • springbokAntidorcas marsupialis
Finnish hyppyantilooppi, hyppygaselli
  • hyppyantilooppiAntidorcas marsupialis
  • hyppygaselliAntidorcas marsupialis
French springbok
  • springbokAntidorcas marsupialis
Italian antidorcade
  • antidorcadeAntidorcas marsupialis
Japanese スプリングボック
  • スプリングボック (supuringubokku)Antidorcas marsupialis
Norwegian springbukk
  • springbukkAntidorcas marsupialis
Persian غزال آفریقائی
  • غزال آفریقائی (ġazâl-e âfriqâ'i)Antidorcas marsupialis
Portuguese cabra-de-leque
  • cabra-de-lequeAntidorcas marsupialis
Russian спри́нгбок
  • спри́нгбок (spríngbok)Antidorcas marsupialis
Swedish springbock
  • springbockAntidorcas marsupialis
Zulu insephe
  • insepheAntidorcas marsupialis
Cite this entry
APA

springbok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springbok

MLA

“springbok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springbok. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “springbok,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springbok.

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