Definition of Girffe
Gi*raffe" (?), n. [F. girafe,
Sp. girafa, from Ar. zurāfa,
zarāfa.] (Zoöl.) An African ruminant
(Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes,
but placed in a family by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest
of 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A ruminant 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.
Italian
- Plural of giraffa.
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