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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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There’s all kinds of things with hooves, antelope and gazelle and deer and moose and horses and zebras.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
At Olduvai Gorge, there is overwhelming evidence that early humans were consuming animals as big as a gazelle or even a zebra.
—Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2025
Mesquite trees for acacias, pronghorns for gazelles, meth heads for leopards.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Species such as Grant’s gazelles, Thomson’s gazelles, Southern reedbucks, and Impalas are commonly poached for meat, horns (used in traditional medicine and ornaments) and skins.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
At Olduvai Gorge, there is overwhelming evidence that early humans were consuming animals as big as a gazelle or even a zebra.
—Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2025
Mesquite trees for acacias, pronghorns for gazelles, meth heads for leopards.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Species such as Grant’s gazelles, Thomson’s gazelles, Southern reedbucks, and Impalas are commonly poached for meat, horns (used in traditional medicine and ornaments) and skins.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Gazelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazelle. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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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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