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gazelle

(gə zel′)

any of various small, swift, graceful antelopes (esp. genera Gazella and Procapra) of Africa, the Near East, and Asia with spirally twisted, backward-pointing horns and large, lustrous eyes

Origin: Fr < Ar ghazāl

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noun

Any of various small, swift antelopes of the genus Gazella and related genera of Africa and Asia, characteristically having a slender neck and annulate horns.

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Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Arabic ġazāl

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