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gazelles

gazelles is the plural of gazelle.

gazelles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gazelle.

Meaning of gazelle

Noun

gazelle (plural gazelles or gazelle)

  1. An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.
    • “One does not judge the gazelle by the lions that attack it,” replied Tarzan.1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Forging Bonds of Hate and ——?”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published March 1915, →OCLC, page 26

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Phrases with gazelles

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Questions about gazelles

What is gazelles the plural of?
Gazelles is the plural of gazelle.

Words near gazelles in the dictionary

  1. Gazelle Hounds
  2. gazelle in the garden
  3. gazelle on the lawn
  4. gazelled
  5. gazellelike
  6. gazelles
  7. gazelline
  8. gazelling
  9. gazels
  10. gazement
  11. gazer

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