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gazelle

ga.zelle \g*-'zel\ n or gazelles also gazelle [F, fr. MF, fr. Ar ghaza-l] 
   pl  : any of numerous small, graceful, and swift African and Asiatic 
   antelopes  (of Gazella and related genera) noted for their soft lustrous 
   eyes