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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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In between all of the elephants, gazelles and zebras, explorers can also discover their fair share of other fauna thriving around the camp.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Each evening the hotel arranges a desert safari in a 4x4 that takes you over the sand dunes to spot the desert’s elusive oryx and native gazelles.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The summer rainy season means the flora gets lush and overgrown—great for a gazelle trying to escape a lion’s gaze, not so great for a human trying to spot wildlife.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
The garment was discovered in Tomb II alongside a golden scepter, oak wreath and diadem of Persian origins and near depictions of Persian gazelles in the tomb's frieze.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Each evening the hotel arranges a desert safari in a 4x4 that takes you over the sand dunes to spot the desert’s elusive oryx and native gazelles.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The summer rainy season means the flora gets lush and overgrown—great for a gazelle trying to escape a lion’s gaze, not so great for a human trying to spot wildlife.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
The garment was discovered in Tomb II alongside a golden scepter, oak wreath and diadem of Persian origins and near depictions of Persian gazelles in the tomb's frieze.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 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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