giraffe
IPA: dʒɝˈæf
noun
- A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it 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 giraffe unicycle.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.
- (Internet slang, uncommon) A very tall individual.
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Examples of "giraffe" in Sentences
- But instead it's, 'ICP said a giraffe is a miracle.
- The shadow cast by the giraffe is a giveaway, he says.
- That last picture with the striped giraffe is killing me.
- In fact, the giraffe is the national symbol and animal in Tanzania and off limits to hunt.
- By the way, have you noticed if you read the word giraffe several times, it begins to look as if it's misspelled?
- In the comments section, one reader says the giraffe is probably a cutout of a photo that's been taped to the window.
- And because that giraffe is healthier and lives longer, it has more opportunities to mate and pass on its long neck to offspring.
- Other gifts there were, an elephant of crystal, very cunningly wrought, and a monster which they call a giraffe, also of crystal, and draughts and chessmen, all finely made.
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