giraffe
a tall, long-necked, spotted ruminant, Giraffa camelopardalis, of Africa: the tallest living quadruped animal.
Giraffe, Astronomy. the constellation Camelopardalis.
Origin of giraffe
1Words Nearby giraffe
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use giraffe in a sentence
Zoos across the country have been especially clever, scheduling porcupines, hippos, llamas and giraffes to make appearances on video calls for a fee.
Could GoFundMe campaigns save our cultural collections? Las Vegas’s Pinball Hall of Fame is banking on it. | Kate Silver | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostThe more gregarious adult female giraffes in northern Tanzania’s Tarangire ecosystem tend to live longer, concludes wildlife biologist Monica Bond of the University of Zurich.
Having more friends may help female giraffes live longer | Susan Milius | February 25, 2021 | Science NewsMost giraffes will be around that height, though they might be a bit taller or shorter.
Unless, like a giraffe, the centaur just had a really large heart — in the horse portion.
Another study looks at how giraffe hearts develop compared to those in people.
When physicians and veterinarians team up, all species benefit | Liz Devitt | November 5, 2020 | Science News For Students
Their excuse for the killing the giraffe was that they were worried about inbreeding.
He posted two tweets about Marius, raging against the zoo's breeding practices and paying tribute to the young giraffe.
Hollywood Mourns the Death of Marius the Giraffe | Amy Zimmerman | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLast Sunday Marius, a 2-year-old giraffe, was slaughtered at the Copenhagen Zoo.
Hollywood Mourns the Death of Marius the Giraffe | Amy Zimmerman | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA massive giraffe overlooks the fantastical cluster of disparately shaped and designed buildings.
Beyond the river, caramel plains rolled away to the distant horizon, spotted with acacia trees and slow-moving giraffe.
Walking With Wildebeests: Exploring the Serengeti on Foot | Joanna Eede | July 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was holding his big head high in the air, like a giraffe, and gazing proudly about him as he ran.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylJumping up, he presented at the giraffe, which was galloping off about two hundred yards ahead.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneThe giraffe is found in the Luanga valley; it is also met with in the extreme north-east of the country.
It was a gobbler, I tell you, that was nearly as big as a giraffe.
Christmas Every Day and Other Stories | W. D. HowellsThe giraffe, as well as the Peruvian horse, has this peculiar movement naturally.
British Dictionary definitions for giraffe
/ (dʒɪˈrɑːf, -ˈræf) /
a large ruminant mammal, Giraffa camelopardalis, inhabiting savannas of tropical Africa: the tallest mammal, with very long legs and neck and a colouring of regular reddish-brown patches on a beige ground: family Giraffidae
Origin of giraffe
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse