gazelle
ga·zelle
G0066000 (gə-zĕl′)gazelle
(ɡəˈzɛl)ga•zelle
(gəˈzɛl)n., pl. -zelles, (esp. collectively) -zelle.
| Noun | 1. |  gazelle - small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes |
| 单词 | gazelle | |||
| 释义 | gazellega·zelleG0066000 (gə-zĕl′)gazelle(ɡəˈzɛl)ga•zelle(gəˈzɛl)n., pl. -zelles, (esp. collectively) -zelle.
gazelle(gəˈzel) – plurals gaˈzelles ~gaˈzelle – noungazellegazelle,name for the many species of delicate, graceful antelopesantelope,name applied to any of a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family (Bovidae), which also includes the bison, buffalo, sheep, and goats. Found in Africa and Eurasia, they range in size from pygmy antelopes, 12 in. ..... Click the link for more information. of the genera Gazella, Eudorcas, and Nanger, inhabiting arid, open country. Most gazelles are found only in Africa, but several species range over N Africa and SW Asia; the Persian, or goitered, gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) is found only in S and central Asia. Gazelles are rather small antelopes, most standing from 2 to 3 ft (60–90 cm) high at the shoulder, and are generally fawn colored. Some are strikingly marked with black and white. In most the horns are heavily ringed and curve backward and inward in the form of a lyre. Gazelles live in herds on grassy plains and in scrub country. They are very swift animals; some can maintain a speed of 30 mi (48 km) per hr indefinitely, with bursts of 60 mi (96 km) per hour. They are also powerful jumpers. Largest of the gazelles is the addra, or dorcas gazelle (G. dorcas), of the Sahara Desert. It has very long legs and a long neck and is white over most of its body. Closely related to the true gazelles are the Tibetan and Mongolian gazelles (species of the genus Procapra) and the blackbuckblackbuck, small antelope, Antilope cervicapra, found in semidesert plains and open forest throughout India. Males are dark brown above and white below, with white rings around the eyes; they stand about 32 in. (81 cm) at the shoulder and weigh about 90 lb (41 kg). ..... Click the link for more information. of Asia. The African impalaimpala, species of antelope, Aepyceros melampus, found in the savannah and bush country of E and S Africa. It is the antelope most commonly depicted in illustrations and in motion pictures. ..... Click the link for more information. , formerly also considered closely related, is now classified in a separate subfamily. Gazelles are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata , phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals. ..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae. gazellegazelle
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