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okapi definition

oka·pi (ō kä′pē)

noun pl. okapis -·pis or okapi -·pi

an African ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) in the same family (Giraffidae) as the giraffe, but having a much shorter neck

Etymology: native Afr name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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