giraffe

gi·raffe  (j-rf)

n. pl. gi·raffes or giraffe

An African ruminant mammal (Giraffa camelopardalis) having a very long neck and legs, a tan coat with orange-brown to black blotches, and short horns. It is the tallest land animal, often reaching a height of 5 meters (16 ¹/₂ feet), and feeds principally by browsing in the tree canopy of wooded grasslands.

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[French girafe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic dialectal zirfa, probably of African origin.]

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gi·raffish adj.

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giraffe

Noun

a cud-chewing African mammal with a very long neck and long legs and a spotted yellowy skin [Arabic zarāfah]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

giraffe - tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis ruminant - any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments genus Giraffa, Giraffa - type genus of the Giraffidae okapi, Okapia johnstoni - similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs

Translations

giraffe [dʒɪˈrɑːf] n → jirafa

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giraffe [dʒɪˈrɑːf] n → girafe f

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giraffe [dʒɪˈrɑːf] n → Giraffe f

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giraffe [dʒɪˈrɑːf] n → giraffa