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springbok.

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

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noun/ˈspɹɪŋ.bɒk/UK/ˈspɹɪŋ.bɔk/US
  1. A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.

Where this word comes from

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

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