NOUN | animal | Giraffa camelopardalis, giraffe, camelopard | tallest living quadruped |
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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. | |
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Synonyms | giraffe, camelopard | |
Member of | Giraffa, genus Giraffa | type genus of the Giraffidae |
Narrower | okapi, Okapia johnstoni | Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs |
Broader | ruminant | Any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments |
Spanish | Camelopardalis, giraffa camelopardalis, jirafa, Jirafa | |
Catalan | girafa, giraffa camelopardalis, Giraffa camelopardalis |
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