GIRAFFE


Meaning of GIRAFFE in English

/jeuh raf"/ or, esp. Brit., /-rahf"/ , n.

1. a tall, long-necked, spotted ruminant, Giraffa camelopardalis, of Africa: the tallest living quadruped animal.

2. ( cap. ) Astron. the constellation Camelopardalis.

[ 1585-95; girafe giraffa zirafah, perh.

zurnapa ]

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