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gazelle

American  
[guh-zel] / gəˈzɛl /

noun

plural

gazelles,

plural

gazelle

  1. any small antelope of the genus Gazella and allied genera, of Africa and Asia, noted for graceful movements and lustrous eyes.

gazelle British  
/ ɡəˈzɛl /

noun

  1. any small graceful usually fawn-coloured antelope of the genera Gazella and Procapra, of Africa and Asia, such as G. thomsoni ( Thomson's gazelle )

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Other Word Forms

  • gazelle-like adjective
  • gazellelike adjective

Etymology

Origin of gazelle

1575–85; < French; Old French gazel < Arabic ghazāla

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