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giraffe

gi·raffe [ jə ráf ] (plural gi·raffes or gi·raffe)


noun 
Definition:
 
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.

[Late 16th century. Via French girafe or Italian giraffa< Arabic zarāfa]
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