gazelles

Variant of gazelle

gazelle definition

ga·zelle (gə zel′)

noun pl. gazelles -·zelles′ or gazelle -·zelle′

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

Etymology: Fr < Ar ghazāl

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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