Gazella euchore

Gazella euchore
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 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}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Gazella dorcas — Gazelle Ga*zelle , n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp. gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz?l a wild goat.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of antelope, of the genus {Gazella}, esp. {G. dorcas}; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • G euchore — Gazelle Ga*zelle , n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp. gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz?l a wild goat.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of antelope, of the genus {Gazella}, esp. {G. dorcas}; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • springboc — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • springbock — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • Springbuck — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • springer — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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