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/ˈkɔːrɪn/, U.S. /ˈkoʊrən/, West African English /ˈkɔrin/ A small West African gazelle, Gazella rufifrons.
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1846 J. E. Gray in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 18 214 Senegal Gazelle. Gazella rufifrons... The Corinne, F. Cuv[ier]..not of Buffon.]
1852 Catal. Mammalia Brit. Mus. III. 60 Gazella rufifrons. The Korin.
1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs v. 232 The korin (G. rufifrons), from Senegal, is a species of fully 24 in. in height, distinguished by the uniformly sandy yellow colour of the central streak on the face, and the absence of any tufts of hair on the knees.
1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs Index 407/2 Korin gazelle.
1962 M. Burton Syst. Dict. Mammals of World 255 Common Gazelles of E. Africa include..Korin or Red-fronted Gazelle (G. rufifrons), Senegal to Sudan.
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