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zeren

zeren noun: the Mongolian gazelle, Procapra gutturosa.

zeren: the Mongolian gazelle, Procapra gutturosa
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Noun

zeren

  1. The Mongolian gazelle, Procapra gutturosa.
    • Only one is strictly Asiatic, Procapra (2), of which one species, P. gutturosa, the zeren, is the type host of Pallas' (1777) Lipoptena antilopes, a ked not seen again for the past 150 years.1953, Brooklyn Entomological Society, Entomologica Americana, volumes 32-33, page 291
    • There are two species of goat gazelles: the goa, or Tibetan, gazelle, Procapra picticandata, and the zeren, or Mongolian, gazelle, P. gutturosa.1993, Lauren S. Bahr, Bernard Johnston, Goat Gazelle, entry in Collier's Encyclopedia, Volume 2, page 285

Forms of zeren

alternative formdzeren

Origin of zeren

From Russian дзерен (dzeren), from Mongolian зээр (zeer).

Questions about zeren

What does zeren mean?
Zeren means the Mongolian gazelle, Procapra gutturosa.
What part of speech is zeren?
Zeren is a noun.

Words near zeren in the dictionary

  1. zerebaed
  2. zerebaing
  3. zerebas
  4. zereeba
  5. zereebas
  6. zeren
  7. zereshk
  8. zereshk polo
  9. zerg
  10. zerged
  11. zerging

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