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Erlanger's gazelle

Erlanger's gazelle noun: gazella erlangeri, a small dark gazelle with a stout body and short legs, found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Noun

Erlanger's gazelle (plural Erlanger's gazelles)

  1. Gazella erlangeri, a small dark gazelle with a stout body and short legs, found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Synonyms of Erlanger's gazelle

Forms of Erlanger's gazelle

pluralErlanger's gazelles

Origin of Erlanger's gazelle

Calque of translingual Gazella erlangeri. Named after German ornithologist and explorer Carlo von Erlanger (1872–1904), who travelled to East Africa with Oscar Neumann, who first described the species.

Questions about Erlanger's gazelle

What does Erlanger's gazelle mean?
Erlanger's gazelle means gazella erlangeri, a small dark gazelle with a stout body and short legs, found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
What part of speech is Erlanger's gazelle?
Erlanger's gazelle is a noun.
What is the plural of Erlanger's gazelle?
The plural of Erlanger's gazelle is Erlanger's gazelles.

Words near Erlanger's gazelle in the dictionary

  1. erl-kings
  2. Erlandson
  3. Erlandsons
  4. erlang
  5. Erlanger
  6. Erlanger's gazelle
  7. Erlanger's gazelles
  8. erlangs
  9. Erlanson
  10. Erlbaum
  11. Erle

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