Gazelle - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Gazelle :  (noun)

1: small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes

Based on WordNet 2.0

Gazelle : \Ga*zelle"\, n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp. gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz?l a wild goat.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. [Written also gazel.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Gazelle, CA Zip code(s): 96034

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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