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plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small to medium graceful and swift African and Asian antelopes (Gazella and related genera)
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Shakira reprises her fan-favorite role as Zootopia’s most famous singer, Gazelle, a Thomson’s gazelle with hips that don’t lie.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The two groups were roaming around similar landscapes and hunting the same types of animals—mostly fallow deer and mountain gazelles, but also cow-like aurochs and boar.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
The voice cast features returning stars Ginnifer Goodwin as rabbit police officer Judy Hopps, Jason Bateman as sly fox turned rookie cop Nick Wilde, and Shakira as pop star Gazelle (who’s a gazelle, natch).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
Similarly, human encroachment and urban development are major threats to Arabian gazelle habitats as well.
—Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The two groups were roaming around similar landscapes and hunting the same types of animals—mostly fallow deer and mountain gazelles, but also cow-like aurochs and boar.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
The voice cast features returning stars Ginnifer Goodwin as rabbit police officer Judy Hopps, Jason Bateman as sly fox turned rookie cop Nick Wilde, and Shakira as pop star Gazelle (who’s a gazelle, natch).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
Similarly, human encroachment and urban development are major threats to Arabian gazelle habitats as well.
—Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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“Gazelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazelle. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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gazelle
noun
ga·zelle
gə-ˈzel 
plural gazelles also gazelle
: any of numerous small graceful swift antelopes of Africa and Asia
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