Hypertext Webster Gateway: "giraffe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Giraffe \Gi*raffe"\, n. [F. girafe, Sp. girafa, from Ar.
zur[=a]fa, zar[=a]fa.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
giraffe
n : tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small
horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of
tropical Africa [syn: {camelopard}, {Giraffa
camelopardalis}]
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