gazelle

[ guh-zel ]

noun,plural ga·zelles, (especially collectively) ga·zelle.
  1. any small antelope of the genus Gazella and allied genera, of Africa and Asia, noted for graceful movements and lustrous eyes.

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Origin of gazelle

1
1575–85; <French; Old French gazel<Arabic ghazāla

Other words from gazelle

  • ga·zelle·like, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for gazelle

gazelle

/ (ɡəˈzɛl) /


nounplural -zelles or -zelle
  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)

Origin of gazelle

1
C17: from Old French, from Arabic ghazāl

Derived forms of gazelle

  • gazelle-like, adjective

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