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giraffes

Variant of giraffe

noun pl. giraffes or giraffe

either of two species (genus Giraffa, family Giraffidae) of African ruminants, with a very long neck and legs: the tallest of existing animals, they often reach a height of 5.5 m (c. 18 ft)

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