spring·bok (sprĭng'bŏk') n.
pl.springbok or spring·boks also springbuck or spring·bucks A small brown and white gazelle (Antidorcas marsupialis) of southern Africa, noted for its habit of repeatedly leaping high into the air when startled.
[Afrikaans : spring, to leap up (from Middle Dutch springhen) + bok, male deer (from Middle Dutch boc).]
spring·buck (sprĭng'bŭk') n. Variant of springbok.