Found 3 hits - Term: gazella dorcas, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
gazelle \gazelle"\, n. f. gazelle, of. also, gazel; cf. sp.
gacela, pr. gazella, it. gazella; all fr. ar. ghaz?l a wild
goat. zool.
one of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of
antelope, of the genus gazella, esp. g. dorcas; -- called
also algazel, corinne, korin, and kevel. the gazelles
are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their
eyes. written also gazel.
note: the common species of northern africa gazella
dorcas; the arabian gazelle, or ariel g. arabica;
the mohr of west africa g. mohr; the indian g.
bennetti; the ahu or persian g. subgutturosa;
and the springbok or tsebe g. euchore of south
africa, are the best known.
1913 webster
see also:
gazella g. dorcas algazel corinne korin kevel
gazel gazella dorcas g. arabica g. mohr g. bennetti
ahu g. subgutturosa g. euchore
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
corinne \co`rinne"\ k?`r?n", n. zool.
the common gazelle gazella dorcas. see gazelle.
written also korin.
1913 webster
see also:
gazella dorcas gazelle korin
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ariel \a"riel\, n., or ariel gazelle \a"riel gazelle"\ ar.
aryil, ayyil, stag. zool.
a a variety of the gazelle antilope dorcas, or gazella,
dorcas, found in arabia and adjacent countries.
b a squirrel-like australian marsupial, a species of
petaurus.
c a beautiful brazilian toucan ramphastos ariel.
1913 webster
see also:
antilope dorcas gazella, dorcas petaurus ramphastos ariel
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