1 (South African also springbuck) a gazelle with a characteristic habit of leaping (pronking) when disturbed, forming large herds on plains in southern Africa.
Antidorcas marsupialis, family Bovidae
2 (the Springboks) the South African international rugby union team.
Origin:
late 18th century: from Afrikaans, from Dutch springen 'to spring' + bok 'antelope'
springbok in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of springbok in the US English dictionary
