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GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Giraffa camelopardalis mean?
• GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS (noun)
The noun GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS has 1 sense:
1. tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
Familiarity information: GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
camelopard; Giraffa camelopardalis; giraffe
Hypernyms ("Giraffa camelopardalis" is a kind of...):
ruminant (any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Giraffa camelopardalis"):
okapi; Okapia johnstoni (similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs)
Holonyms ("Giraffa camelopardalis" is a member of...):
genus Giraffa; Giraffa (type genus of the Giraffidae)
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