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| gi·raffe [ jə ráf ] (plural gi·raffes or gi·raffe) |
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African animal with very long neck: a large animal with an extremely long neck, long legs, and a yellowish coat mottled with brown patches. Giraffes are ruminants. Native to: open grassland in Africa. Latin name Giraffa camelopardalis.
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| [Late 16th century. Via French girafe or Italian giraffa< Arabic zarāfa] |
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