zeren
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See also: zérèn
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Russian дзерен (dzeren), from Mongolian зээр (zeer).
Noun[edit]
zeren
- The Mongolian gazelle, Procapra gutturosa.
- 1953, Brooklyn Entomological Society, Entomologica Americana, volumes 32-33, page 291:
- Only one is strictly Asiatic, Procapra (2), of which one species, P. gutturosa, the zeren, is the type host of Pallas' (1777) Lipoptena antilopes, a ked not seen again for the past 150 years.
- 1993, Lauren S. Bahr, Bernard Johnston, Goat Gazelle, entry in Collier's Encyclopedia, Volume 2, page 285,
- There are two species of goat gazelles: the goa, or Tibetan, gazelle, Procapra picticandata, and the zeren, or Mongolian, gazelle, P. gutturosa.
- 2010, Paula Hammond, The Atlas of Endangered Animals: Wildlife Under Threat Around the World, page 195:
- Saigas share part of their home range with the zeren (Procapra gutturosa). These Mongolian antelopes lack the distended nose that characterizes the saiga, but males do develop a similarly curious enlarged throat sac during the mating season.
Translations[edit]
Mongolian gazelle — see Mongolian gazelle
Anagrams[edit]
Basque[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɾen
- Hyphenation: ze‧ren
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
zeren
Derived terms[edit]
- zeren eta (“because”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
zeren
- genitive indefinite of ze
Further reading[edit]
- “zeren”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “zeren”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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