Etymology

Erlanger's gazelle

Today it means: Gazella erlangeri, a small dark gazelle with a stout body and short legs, found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Full definition →

translingual Gazella erlangeri
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  1. translingual · calque ofGazella erlangeri
  2. English todayErlanger's gazelle

Calque of translingual Gazella erlangeri. Named after German ornithologist and explorer Carlo von Erlanger (1872–1904), who travelled to East Africa with Oscar Neumann, who first described the species.

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