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GIRAFFE
giraffe, camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis
(noun) tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
giraffe (plural giraffes or giraffe)
A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.
A giraffe unicycle.
(Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.
Synonyms
• camelopard
• (a laugh) bubble bath, bubble
Anagrams
• riffage
Source: Wiktionary
Gi*raffe", n. Etym: [F. girafe, Sp. girafa, from Ar. zurafa, zarafa.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An African ruminant (Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest of animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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