o·ka·pi ( -kä p )n. pl. okapi or o·ka·pis A ruminant forest mammal (Okapia johnstoni) of the Congo River basin in Africa, related to the giraffe but smaller and having a short neck, reddish-brown body, creamy white cheeks, and whitish stripes and bands on the legs. [Perhaps of Mvuba (Nilo-Saharan language of Congo) origin.] |
okapi [əʊˈkɑːpɪ]
n pl -pis, -pi
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a ruminant mammal, Okapia johnstoni, of the forests of central Africa, having a reddish-brown coat with horizontal white stripes on the legs and small horns: family Giraffidae
[from a Central African word]
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| Noun | 1. |  okapi - similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legscamelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis, giraffe - tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa genus Okapia, Okapia - okapis |
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