GIRAFFE


Meaning of GIRAFFE in English

n. (pl. same or giraffes) a ruminant mammal, Giraffa camelopardalis of Africa, the tallest living animal, with a long neck and forelegs and a skin of dark patches separated by lighter lines.

[ F girafe, It. giraffa, ult. f. Arab. zarafa ]

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