مُرْشِقٌ

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مُرْشِقٌ , applied to a woman, and to a she-gazelle, or to a wild animal [of any kind], Having her young one with her; as though she were always watching it.
2 [Also Having a stretched out, or long, neck. Hence,] المُرْشِقَاتُ [The long-necked ones] is used as meaning the gazelles: but is not applied to the [wild] oxen or cows, because of the shortness of their necks: these are called by Aboo-Du-ád بَنَاتُ عَمِّ المُرْشِقَاتِ [lit. the sons, or daughters, (for بَنَات applied to irrational animals is pl. of اِبْنٌ as well as of بِنْت,) of the paternal uncle of the long-necked ones, i. e., of the gazelles]: he says, وَلَقَدْ ذَعَرْتُ بَنَاتِ عَمِّ المُرْشِقَاتِ لَهَا بَصَابِصْ meaning [And verily I have frightened] the wild oxen or cows [having waggings of the tail].
3 See also the paragraph commencing with قَوْسٌ رَشِيقَةٌ, in two places.

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