Erlanger's gazelle

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

Erlanger's gazelle (plural Erlanger's gazelles)

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