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GIRAFFE

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• GIRAFFE (noun)
The noun GIRAFFE has 1 sense:

1. tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

Familiarity information: GIRAFFE used as a noun is very rare.

• GIRAFFE (noun)

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Meaning:

Tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

camelopard; Giraffa camelopardalis; giraffe

Hypernyms ("giraffe" is a kind of...):

ruminant (any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "giraffe"):

okapi; Okapia johnstoni (similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs)

Holonyms ("giraffe" is a member of...):

genus Giraffa; Giraffa (type genus of the Giraffidae)

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(English proverb)
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(Arabic proverb)
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(Dutch proverb)

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Definition of Okapia johnstoni
Definition of okapi
Definition of Giraffa
Definition of genus Giraffa
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