waller's gazelle

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waller's gazelle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  gerenuk \ger"e*nuk\ (g[e^]r"[-e]*n[oo^]k), n.
     A slender East African antelope (Litocranius walleri) with
     a long slim neck and backward-curving horns; called also
     Waller's gazelle, and in German Giraffengazelle. It feeds
     on the foliage of bushes and trees, and often stands erect on
     its hind legs, leaning against the bush, to browse on the
     higher branches; in this habit it is distinctive and easy to
     recognize.
  
     Syn: Litocranius walleri.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]