zeren

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See also: zérèn

English

Procapra gutturosa
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Etymology

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

Noun

zeren

  1. 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

Anagrams

Basque

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻eɾen/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺eɾen/

  • Rhymes: -eɾen
  • Hyphenation: ze‧ren

Etymology 1

Pronoun

zeren

  1. genitive indefinite of zer
    1. (archaic) why
      Synonyms: zergatik, zerentzat (Northern)
    2. (before a subordinate clause) since, because
      Synonym: zeren eta
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

zeren

  1. genitive indefinite of ze

Further reading

  • zeren”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • zeren”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005