giraffe
nounUK /dʒɪˈɹɑːf/ · US /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/
Etymology From Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā, literally “flute-leg”). Displaced camelopard.
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A ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of a network, and two or more horn-like projections called ossicones; the tallest living animal.
- A group of giraffes is called a tower.2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC:
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A giraffe unicycle.
- Derived terms
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Angolan giraffe, Baringo giraffe, Congolese giraffe, forest giraffe, giraffe bread, giraffedom, giraffe gazelle, giraffe lady, giraffelike, giraffeling, giraffe piano, giraffe seahorse, giraffe sheep, giraffess, giraffe thorn, giraffe weevil, giraffe woman, giraffish, giraffiti, giraffoid, giraffy, high as giraffe pussy, Kilimanjaro giraffe, Kordofan giraffe, Maasai giraffe, Masai giraffe, Niger giraffe, Nigerian giraffe, northern giraffe, Nubian giraffe, reticulated giraffe, Rhodesian giraffe, Rothschild giraffe, Rothschild's giraffe, smoky giraffe, Somali giraffe, South African giraffe, Thornicroft's giraffe, three-horned giraffe, Ugandan giraffe, West African giraffe, zebra giraffe- Coordinate terms
- tower