HyperDic: giraffa_camelopardalis

English > 1 sense of the expression Giraffa camelopardalis:
NOUNanimalGiraffa camelopardalis, giraffe, camelopardtallest living quadruped
English > Giraffa camelopardalis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa.
Synonymsgiraffe, camelopard
Member ofGiraffa, genus Giraffatype genus of the Giraffidae
Narrowerokapi, Okapia johnstoniSimilar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
BroaderruminantAny of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
SpanishCamelopardalis, giraffa camelopardalis, jirafa, Jirafa
Catalangirafa, giraffa camelopardalis, Giraffa camelopardalis

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