HyperDic: giraffe

English > 1 sense of the word giraffe:
NOUNanimalgiraffe, camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalistallest living quadruped
giraffe > pronunciation
Soundsjherae'f
Rhymesallograph ... telegraph: 34 rhymes with aef...
English > giraffe: 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.
Synonymscamelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis
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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