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gazelle
(encz) | gazelle,gazela n: Zdeněk Brož |
Gazelle
(gcide) | Gazelle \Ga*zelle"\, n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp.
gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz?l a wild
goat.] (Zool.)
One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of
antelope, of the genus Gazella, esp. G. dorcas; -- called
also algazel, corinne, korin, and kevel. The gazelles
are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their
eyes. [Written also gazel.]
Note: The common species of Northern Africa ({Gazella
dorcas}); the Arabian gazelle, or ariel (G. Arabica);
the mohr of West Africa (G. mohr); the Indian ({G.
Bennetti}); the ahu or Persian (G. subgutturosa);
and the springbok or tsebe (G. euchore) of South
Africa, are the best known.
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gazelle
(wn) | gazelle
n 1: small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having
lustrous eyes |
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gazelle
(encz) | gazelle,gazela n: Zdeněk Brož |
gazelle hound
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Ariel gazelle
(gcide) | Ariel \A"ri*el\, n., or Ariel gazelle \A"ri*el ga*zelle"\ [Ar.
aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zool.)
(a) A variety of the gazelle (Antilope dorcas, or {Gazella,
dorcas}), found in Arabia and adjacent countries.
(b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of
Petaurus.
(c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan Ramphastos ariel).
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Giraffengazelle
(gcide) | gerenuk \ger"e*nuk\ (g[e^]r"[-e]*n[oo^]k), n.
A slender East African antelope (Litocranius walleri) with
a long slim neck and backward-curving horns; called also
Waller's gazelle, and in German Giraffengazelle. It feeds
on the foliage of bushes and trees, and often stands erect on
its hind legs, leaning against the bush, to browse on the
higher branches; in this habit it is distinctive and easy to
recognize.
Syn: Litocranius walleri.
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