gi ‧ raffe /dʒəˈrɑːf, dʒɪˈrɑːf $ -ˈræf/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: giraffa , from Arabic zirafah ]
a tall African animal with a very long neck and legs and dark spots on its yellow-brown fur
gi ‧ raffe /dʒəˈrɑːf, dʒɪˈrɑːf $ -ˈræf/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: giraffa , from Arabic zirafah ]
a tall African animal with a very long neck and legs and dark spots on its yellow-brown fur
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012