OKAPI

[oka.pi] n [Mvu'ba (language of northeast Zaire)] (1900): an ungulate mammal (Okapia johnstoni) of Zaire that is closely related to the giraffe but has a relatively short neck, a coat typically of solid reddish chestnut on the trunk, yellowish white on the cheeks, and purplish black and cream rings on the upper parts of the legs