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dama gazelle

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dama gazelle /ˌdɑːmə ɡəˈzɛl /
noun a large long-legged gazelle with a mainly whitish coat, native to the southern and western Sahara (where it is now very rare). Also called addra gazelle
Gazella dama, family Bovidae.
– ORIGIN modern Latin dama fallow deer (the specific epithet of its Latin name).