springbok

springbok
Synonyms and related words:
Cape elk, Virginia deer, antelope, buck, camel, camelopard, caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, elk, fallow deer, fawn, gazelle, giraffe, gnu, hart, hartebeest, hind, kaama, moose, mule deer, musk deer, okapi, red deer, reindeer, roe, roe deer, roebuck, stag, wildebeest

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  • Springbok — Springbok …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • springbok — [ spriŋbɔk ] n. m. • 1781; mot holl. , proprt « bouc sauteur » ♦ Antilope d Afrique australe. ● springbok nom masculin (néerlandais springbok, bouc sauteur) Antilope des savanes d Afrique australe, célèbre par ses bonds. springbok n. m. Antilope… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Springbok — can have the following meanings:* Springbok (antelope), a small antelope inhabiting southern and western Africa. * South Africa national rugby union team, known as the Springboks. * Springbok colours, formerly awarded to South African sportsmen… …   Wikipedia

  • Springbok — Spring bok ( b[o^]k ), Springbuck Spring buck ( b[u^]k ), n. [D. springbok; springen to spring, leap + bok a he goat, buck.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South African gazelle ({Gazella euchore}) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Springbok — puede referirse a: Antidorcas marsupialis, pequeño antílope que habita en el sur y oeste de África. Los Springboks, selección nacional de rugby de Sudáfrica. Springbok, ciudad de Sudáfrica. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos… …   Wikipedia Español

  • springbok — ► NOUN 1) a southern African gazelle with a characteristic habit of leaping when disturbed. 2) (Springbok) a member of a sports team selected to represent South Africa. ORIGIN Afrikaans, from Dutch springen to spring + bok antelope …   English terms dictionary

  • springbok — [spriŋ′buk΄spriŋ′bäk΄] n. pl. springbok or springboks [Afrik < Du springen, to SPRING + bok, BUCK1] a graceful gazelle (Antidorcas marsupialis) of S Africa, noted for its tendency to leap high in the air, as when startled: also springbuck… …   English World dictionary

  • springbok — 1775, from Afrikaans, from spring to leap (from M.Du. springhen, see SPRING (Cf. spring) (v.)) + bok antelope, from M.Du. boc (see BUCK (Cf. buck) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Springbok —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Équipe d Afrique du Sud de rugby à XV.  Springbok …   Wikipédia en Français

  • springbok — /spring bok /, n., pl. springboks, (esp. collectively) springbok. a gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, of southern Africa, noted for its habit of springing into the air when alarmed. [1765 75; < Afrik. See SPRING, BUCK1] * * * or springbuck Species …   Universalium

  • Springbok — Original name in latin Springbok Name in other language SBU, Springbok, Springbok Fontein State code ZA Continent/City Africa/Johannesburg longitude 29.66434 latitude 17.8865 altitude 925 Population 10438 Date 2012 07 12 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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