Grant's gazelle


Grant's gazelle

noun \ˈgran(t)s-\

Definition of GRANT'S GAZELLE

: a large tan gazelle (Gazella granti) of eastern Africa from the Sudan and Ethiopia to Kenya and Uganda with long graceful horns and a white rump bordered with black

Origin of GRANT'S GAZELLE

James A. Grant †1892 British explorer
First Known Use: 1912

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