Giraffe
[dʒə'rɑ:f] or [dʒə'ræf]
Definition
(noun.) tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa.
Typed by Harley--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An African ruminant (Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest of animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs.
Typist: Margery
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Camelopard.
Edited by Enrico
Definition
n. the camelopard an African quadruped with remarkably long neck and legs.
Edited by Barbie
Unserious Contents or Definition
The champion rubber-neck of the world, and the longest thirst on record.
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Examples
- American deposits in the Miocene display a great variety of camels, giraffe camels with long necks, gazelle camels, llamas, and true camels. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Baker remarks, that no animal is more difficult to stalk than the giraffe. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- With the giraffe, the continued preservation of the individuals of some extinct high-reaching ruminant, which had the longest necks, legs, etc. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Like the others, it was high enough for a family of giraffes to live in, and was very handsome and clean and bright-colored within. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The air was dark with Davises, and many Joneses gamboled like a flock of young giraffes. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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