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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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Suspended above the action in a hot-air balloon, watching the herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles, and more thundering across the land, is an immense privilege.
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Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
The choreography and puppetry merge in such extraordinary spectacles as a graceful gazelle or a hyena scooting on its posterior.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
Parker Meadows can be a tantalizing player, a long-legged gazelle who roams center field with remarkable grace.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
Like other Thomson’s gazelles, Cobbler also has a white patch on his rump extending underneath his tail, distinguishing him from the larger Grant’s gazelle, whose white patch extends above the tail.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
The choreography and puppetry merge in such extraordinary spectacles as a graceful gazelle or a hyena scooting on its posterior.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
Parker Meadows can be a tantalizing player, a long-legged gazelle who roams center field with remarkable grace.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
Like other Thomson’s gazelles, Cobbler also has a white patch on his rump extending underneath his tail, distinguishing him from the larger Grant’s gazelle, whose white patch extends above the tail.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Gazelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazelle. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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gazelle
noun
ga·zelle
gə-ˈzel 
plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small graceful swift antelopes of Africa and Asia
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