giraffe

gi·raffe

noun \jə-ˈraf\

plural giraffes

Definition of GIRAFFE

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

— gi·raff·ish \-ˈra-fish\ adjective

Illustration of GIRAFFE

Origin of GIRAFFE

Italian giraffa, from Arabic zirāfa

First Known Use: circa 1600

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with GIRAFFE

agrafe, bar graph, behalf, carafe, chiffchaff, cowlstaff, digraph, distaff, Falstaff, flagstaff, Flagstaff, half-staff, horselaugh, kenaf, line graph, mooncalf, paraph, pikestaff, riffraff, tipstaff