noun
springboks
• Syn: ↑genus Antidorcas
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bovidae, ↑family Bovidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑springbok, ↑springbuck, ↑Antidorcas marsupialis, ↑Antidorcas euchore
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\\ˌantēˈdȯrkəs, -ˌtī-\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anti- similar to, like (from anti against, instead of, equivalent to) + dorkas gazelle — more at anti-, dorcas gazelle
: a genus of antelopes including only the springbok
Useful english dictionary. 2012.