gazelle
noun
any small antelope of the genus Gazella and allied genera, of Africa and Asia, noted for graceful movements and lustrous eyes.
gazelles
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pluralof gazelle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The engravings, which depict animals such as camels, ibex, equids, gazelles, and aurochs, include 130 highly detailed and life-sized figures, some reaching up to 3 meters long and more than 2 meters tall.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2025
At the site, known as Shinfa-Metema 1, the researchers uncovered thousands of bones, some covered in cut marks, from gazelles, warthogs and even giraffes, suggesting that the humans were hunting these species.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The trade-off makes sense: these gazelles don't know much about dangerous cats yet, so they have a lot to gain from investigating them.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
These Terps are grinders, not gazelles, and shortening the game against a team that averaged 82.6 points — fifth in the nation — was the best philosophy.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2023
There is no mammal species that the first settled peoples of that area had more opportunity to domesticate than gazelles.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
