[gi.raffe] n, pl giraffes [It giraffa, fr. Ar zirafah] (ca. 1600) 1 or pl giraffe : a large fleet African ruminant mammal (Giraffa camelopardalis) that is the tallest of living quadrupeds and has a very long neck and a short coat with dark blotches separated by pale lines
2. cap: camelopardalis -- gi.raff.ish adj