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- giraffe 1
plural giraffes
1
or plural giraffe
: a large fleet African ruminant mammal (Giraffa camelopardalis) that is the tallest of living quadrupeds and has a very long neck and a short coat with dark blotches separated by pale lines
2
capitalized
: camelopardalis
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Think giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, impalas, and many more.
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 19 Apr. 2025
Inside his studio, there lives a menagerie of creations: A silver giraffe stands watch over a half-dozen exuberantly colored birds hanging from the ceiling.
—Katherine Schulten, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Join us in welcoming the area's newest not-so-little bundle of joy: A currently unnamed baby girl giraffe clocking in at 58 kilograms and 6 feet.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Among them were life-sized balloon replicas of horses, elephants, giraffes, hippopotamuses and cheetahs.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 19 Apr. 2025
Inside his studio, there lives a menagerie of creations: A silver giraffe stands watch over a half-dozen exuberantly colored birds hanging from the ceiling.
—Katherine Schulten, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Join us in welcoming the area's newest not-so-little bundle of joy: A currently unnamed baby girl giraffe clocking in at 58 kilograms and 6 feet.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Among them were life-sized balloon replicas of horses, elephants, giraffes, hippopotamuses and cheetahs.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Giraffe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giraffe. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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giraffe
noun
gi·raffe
ˈjə-ˈraf 
plural giraffes or giraffe
: a large swift cud-chewing spotted African mammal with a very long neck that is the tallest of living four-footed animals
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