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 ]
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 ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012