Erlanger's gazelle

noun

Gazella erlangeri, a small dark gazelle with a stout body and short legs, found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Similar
Neumann's gazelle
Origintranslingual Gazella erlangeri →
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Meanings

nounErlanger's gazelle (plural Erlanger's gazelles)

plural Erlanger's gazelles

  1. Gazella erlangeri, a small dark gazelle with a stout body and short legs, found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

    Synonyms: Neumann's gazelle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGazella erlangeri, a small dark gazelle with a stout body and short legs, found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Similar
Neumann's gazelle
Also see
neumann's gazelle

Origin

  1. translingualGazella erlangeri
  2. EnglishErlanger'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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APA

Erlanger's gazelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erlanger's%20gazelle

MLA

“Erlanger's gazelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erlanger's%20gazelle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Erlanger's gazelle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erlanger's%20gazelle.

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