Deer vs Gazelle - What's the difference?
deer | gazelle |
A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae'', or one of several similar animals from related families of the order ''Artiodactyla .
(lb) One of the smaller animals of this family, distinguished from a moose'' or ''elk .
The meat of such an animal; venison.
A beast, especially a quadruped and especially a mammal, as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.
* (rfdate) William Shakespeare, King Lear , Act III. IV:
An antelope of either of the genera Gazella'' (mostly native to Africa) or ''Procapra (native to Asia), capable of running at high speeds for long periods.
As nouns the difference between deer and gazelle
is that deer is a ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla while gazelle is an antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa) or Procapra (native to Asia), capable of running at high speeds for long periods.deer
English
Noun
(en-noun) (wikipedia deer)- I wrecked my car after a deer ran across the road.
- Oh, I've never had deer before.
- But mice and rats and such small deer , have been Tom's food for seven long year.