Giraffe Definition

jə-răf
giraffes
noun
giraffes
Either of two species (genus Giraffa, family Giraffidae) of African ruminants, with a very long neck and long legs: the tallest of existing animals, they often reach a height of 5.5 m (c. 18 ft)
Webster's New World

(Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.

Are you having a giraffe?!
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
the Giraffe
  • the constellation Camelopardalis
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Giraffe

Noun

Singular:
giraffe
Plural:
giraffes

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Giraffe

  • the Giraffe

Origin of Giraffe

  • From French giraffe (now girafe), from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa, “giraffe”), apparently ultimately from Persian زرناپا (zurnāpā, “giraffe”), a compound of زرنا (zurnā, “flute, zurna”) and پا (pā, “leg”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French girafe from Italian giraffa from Arabic dialectal zirāfa probably of African origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Giraffe Sentence Examples

  • In the giraffe it may be absent or present.

  • The zebra, giraffe and the rare okapi are found in the north-eastern borderlands.

  • Giraffe print borders are not just for children.

  • The elephant, giraffe, lion, leopard, hyena, zebra, buffalo, gnu, quagga, kudu, eland and many other kinds of antelope roamed the plains; the rhinoceros, hippopotamus and crocodile lived in or frequented the rivers, and ostriches and baboons were numerous.

  • Missy gets a red crayon to color the giraffe's eyes.

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