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Gazelle

a kind of antelope, Gazella dorcas, formerly called Antilope dorcas.

From the large bright eyes of the animal and its general gracefulness, it was sometimes used for a Greek female name, as in the case of Dorcas, who made garments for the poor (Acts ix: 36-end). The horns are rounded, thick, and black; the hair on the body light yellow on the back, while on the lower parts a broad exists along each flank, a bunch of hairs on each knee, and a deep pouch at each groin. It lives in north Africa.

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