gazelle

UK: /gəˈzɛl/ US: /gəˈzɛl/ ,(gə zel′)

Inflections of 'gazelle' (n):

gazelles

npl (All usages)

gazelle

npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "A herd of gazelle appeared in the distance.")

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ga•zelle /gəˈzɛl/   n. [countable] , pl. -zelles, (esp. when thought of as a group) -zelle. 

1. Mammals any of various small graceful antelopes of Africa and Asia.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ga•zelle  (gə zel′), n., pl. -zelles, (esp. collectively) -zelle. 

1. Mammals any small antelope of the genus Gazella and allied genera, of Africa and Asia, noted for graceful movements and lustrous eyes.

• Arabic ghazāla
• French; Old French gazel
• 1575–85

ga•zelle′like′, adj. 

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gazelle / ɡəˈzɛl/ noun ( -zelles, -zelle)

1. any small graceful usually fawn-coloured antelope of the genera Gazella and Procapra, of Africa and Asia, such as G. thomsoni (Thomson's gazelle)

Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French, from Arabic ghazāl