Giraffe

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  giraffe \gi*raffe"\ (j[i^]*r[a^]f"; 277), n. [F. girafe, Sp.
     girafa, from Ar. zur[=a]fa, zar[=a]fa.] (Zool.)
     An African ruminant ({Giraffa camelopardalis} formerly
     {Camelopardalis giraffa}) related to the deers and antelopes,
     but placed in a family ({Giraffidae}) by itself; the
     camelopard. It is the tallest of quadriped animals, being


     sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head.
     Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than
     its hind legs. There are three types, having different
     patterns of spots on the pelt and different territories: the
     {Reticulated Giraffe}, the {Masai Giraffe}, and the {Uganda
     Giraffe}. Intermediate crosses are also observed.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Camelopard \Ca*mel"o*pard\ (k[.a]*m[e^]l"[-o]*p[aum]rd or
     k[a^]m"[e^]l*[-o]*p[aum]rd; 277), n. [LL. camelopardus, L.
     camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr. kamhlopa`rdalis;
     ka`mhlos a camel + pa`rdalis pard, leopard: cf. F.
     cam['e]lopard. The camelopard has a neck and head like a
     camel, and is spotted like a pard. See {Camel}, and {Pard}.]
     (Zool.)
     An African ruminant; the {giraffe}. See {Giraffe}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  giraffe
       n : tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small
           horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of
           tropical Africa [syn: {camelopard}, {Giraffa
           camelopardalis}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "giraffe":
     Cape elk, Virginia deer, antelope, buck, camel, camelopard,
     caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, elk, fallow deer,
     fawn, gazelle, gnu, hart, hartebeest, hind, kaama, moose,
     mule deer, musk deer, okapi, red deer, reindeer, roe, roe deer,
     roebuck, springbok, stag, wildebeest