noun
- plural of gazelle; small to medium-sized antelopes with slender builds, long legs, and graceful movements, typically found in Africa and Asia
Examples
- The gazelles bounded across the African savanna with incredible speed.
- A herd of gazelles grazed peacefully near the watering hole.
- Lions often hunt gazelles because of their abundance on the plains.
- The documentary showed gazelles leaping high into the air to escape predators.
- Thomson’s gazelles are among the most common species in East Africa.
- The gazelles’ tan coats helped them blend into the dry grassland.