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gazelle

[ guh-zel ]

noun

plural gazelles, (especially collectively) gazelle.
  1. any small antelope of the genus Gazella and allied genera, of Africa and Asia, noted for graceful movements and lustrous eyes.


gazelle

/ ɡəˈ³úÉ›±ô /

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 )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²µ²¹Ëˆ³ú±ð±ô±ô±ð-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ²¹Â·³ú±ð±ô±ô±ðl¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gazelle1

1575–85; < French; Old French gazel < Arabic ²µ³ó²¹³úÄå±ô²¹
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gazelle1

C17: from Old French, from Arabic ²µ³ó²¹³úÄå±ô
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The media engaged in a feeding frenzy like lions having downed a hapless gazelle.

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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.

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She was called an "amiable anteater" with an "unbelievable nose", who resembled "a myopic gazelle".

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It may seem like a cheetah should chase after a gazelle anytime it sees one.

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I did not jump, or hop, or run—I leaped like a gazelle.

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