A"ri*el (&?;), n., or A"ri*el ga*zelle" (&?;). [Ar. aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zoöl.)
(a)
A variety of the gazelle (Antilope, or Gazella, dorcas), found in Arabia and adjacent countries.
(b)
A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of Petaurus.
(c)
A beautiful Brazilian toucan Ramphastos ariel).
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A"ri*el (?), n. [Heb. ariël, perh. confused with E. aërial.]
In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and graceful spirit of the air.
⇒ In zoölogy, ariel is used adjectively of certain birds noted for their graceful flight; as, the ariel toucan; the ariel petrel.
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