Spring·bok Spring·buck n.  Zool. A South African gazelle (Gazella euchore) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lightly and suddenly into the air.  It has a white dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the rump and tail.  Called also springer. [Written also springboc, and springbock.]
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  springbuck
       n : a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the
           air [syn: springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis, Antidorcas
           euchore]