OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4859

giraffe

/dʒɪˈɹɑːf/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
jirafa
A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.
A group of giraffes is called a tower.
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