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springbok

/spring-bok/US // ˈsprɪŋˌbɒk //UK // (ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk) //

春秋,春天,春秋彩票娱乐平台,春风

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural spring·boks, spring·bok.

    • : a gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, of southern Africa, noted for its habit of springing into the air when alarmed.

Examples

  • The springbok ordinarily makes its home in the arid, sandy plains called karroos.

  • The general color of the springbok is a tawny brown on the upper parts of the body.

  • Once I dashed into a herd of trekking game so suddenly, that a springbok, unable to stop itself, leapt right over me.

  • It was in these circumstances that we set out shortly before midnight in the pitch darkness from Springbok Valley.

  • I am fairly good with a knife, and I carved very presentable likenesses of a monkey, a springbok, and a rhinoceros.

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