ōˈkäpē noun
( -s )
Etymology: native name in Africa
: a mammal ( Okapia johnstoni ) discovered in the deep forests of the Belgian Congo in 1900 and closely related to and in many respects resembling the giraffe but being somewhat smaller than an ox, having a relatively short neck, a coat of solid reddish chestnut on the body, the cheeks yellowish white, and the upper parts of the legs ringed with cream and purplish black
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