I. ˈa(a)rēəl, ˈer-, ˈār- noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from Ariel, an airy spirit in Shakespeare's Tempest
: an Australian flying phalanger of the genus Petaurus
II. noun
or ariel gazelle
( -s )
Etymology: Arabic aryal, var of ayyil stag
: a gazelle ( Gazella arabica ) of Arabia and adjacent regions