gazelle

noun

ga·​zelle gə-ˈzel How to pronounce gazelle (audio)
plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small to medium graceful and swift African and Asian antelopes (Gazella and related genera)

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Examples of gazelle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lego Creator 3-in-1 Wild Safari Animals Anyone with a mini zoologist in their life won’t want to sleep on this Lego kit that can be deconstructed and rebuilt into a few animals: a giraffe with a flamingo, a lion with a tree and butterfly, and two gazelles. Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024 Some previous studies have indeed shown that cattle can compete for grass with wild herbivores such as wildebeests, impalas, Thomson’s gazelles, zebras, buffalo, and giraffes. Bygeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024 At that grazing intensity, the researchers found, the cattle had no apparent effect on the presence of most wild herbivores, including wildebeests, gazelles, dik-diks, and elephants. Bygeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024 But its scope extends far beyond the country’s borders; items such as 2,000-year-old Mesopotamian clay tablets and 18th-century Iranian prayer scrolls (written on parchment made from gazelle skins) are among its artifacts—along with Atari video games. Sarah Wild, Scientific American, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for gazelle 

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Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from Arabic ghazāl

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gazelle was in 1600

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“Gazelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazelle. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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gazelle

noun
ga·​zelle gə-ˈzel How to pronounce gazelle (audio)
plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small graceful swift antelopes of Africa and Asia

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