Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zeren

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zeren
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Mongolian gazelle, Procapra gutturosa.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Etymology

From Russian дзерен (dzeren), from Mongolian зээр (zeer).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: дзерен

Inflected Forms

dzeren (alternative)

Questions

What does zeren mean?: The Mongolian gazelle, Procapra gutturosa.
Where does zeren come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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