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giraffe

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/dʒɪˈɹɑːf/
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/dʒɪˈɹɑːf/ · /dʒɪˈɹaf/ · /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/

Definition of giraffe

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.
    “A group of giraffes is called a tower.”
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noun

  1. 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.
    “A group of giraffes is called a tower.”
  2. A giraffe unicycle.
  3. (Cockney, slang)A laugh.
    “Are you having a giraffe?!”
  4. (Internet, uncommon)A very tall individual.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.? Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā) Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts Proto-Iranian *pā́dah Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d) Classical Persian پَا…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.? Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā) Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts Proto-Iranian *pā́dah Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d) Classical Persian پَا (pā) Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor. Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor. Italian giraffabor. Middle French giraffebor. English giraffe Borrowed from Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa. Displaced camelopard.

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