Definition of gazelle Gazelle

/gʌzɛˈl/ - [guzel] - ga•zelle

We found 7 definitions of gazelle from 7 different sources.

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What does gazelle mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: gazelles

gazelle - small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
  antelope graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
  gazella, genus gazella typical gazelles
  gazella thomsoni, thomson's gazelle East African gazelle; the smallest gazelle
  gazella subgutturosa a kind of gazelle
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • gazelle (Noun)
    An antelope of the genus Gazella mostly native to Africa and capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • gazelle (n.)
    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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • gazelle
    An antelope of the genus Gazella mostly native to Africa and capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • gazelle
    Gazel, ga-zel′, n. a small species of antelope with beautiful dark eyes, found in Arabia and North Africa. [Fr.,—Ar. ghazāl, a wild-goat.]

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A gazelle is a kind of antelope. Gazelles form the genera "Gazella", "Eudorcas" and "Nanger".

    Gazelles are mostly found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa, but they are also found in southwest Asia. Gazelles are known as fast animals. They can reach high speeds for long periods of time. They usually live in herds. They eat plants and leaves.

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