Gazelle Definition

gə-zĕl
gazelles
noun
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.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Gazelle

Noun

Singular:
gazelle
Plural:
gazelles

Origin of Gazelle

  • From French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غزال (ghazāl).

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French from Arabic ġazāl

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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