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giraffe
CEFRA2
/dʒɪˈɹɑːf/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A tall African animal with a very long neck and spotted coat.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA giraffe unicycle.
Examples
The lion ripped the flesh from the dead giraffe.
I never saw a giraffe.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 2
Also pronounced
- /dʒɪˈɹaf/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA laugh.
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 ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of a network, and two or more horn-like projections called ossicones; the tallest living animal.
More examples
In contextAre you having a giraffe?!
A group of giraffes is called a tower.
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Origin
noun
From Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā, literally “flute-leg”). Displaced camelopard.