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See also: Springbok
English
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Springbok_etosha.jpg/220px-Springbok_etosha.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Afrikaans springbok, from Dutch springbok, from springen (“to jump, spring”) + bok (“buck, billy goat, antelope”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]springbok (plural springbok or springboks)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
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Further reading
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch springbok, equivalent to spring + bok.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]springbok (plural springbokke)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: springbok
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From springen (“to spring”) + bok (“buck, billy goat, antelope”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]springbok m (plural springbokken, diminutive springbokje n)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]springbok on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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