springbok , (less commonly) springbuck n pl , -bok, -boks, -buck, -bucks an antelope, Antidorcas marsupialis, of semidesert regions of southern Africa, which moves in leaps exposing a patch of white erectile hairs on the rump that are usually covered by a fold of skin
(C18: from Afrikaans, from Dutch springen to spring + bok goat, buck1)
Springbok n a person who has represented South Africa in a national sports team