Giraffengazelle

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]