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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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The remarkable herd of resident giraffes roams the surrounding sanctuary and provides guests with unique, once-in-a-lifetime encounters over breakfast and afternoon tea when they can be fed by hand.
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Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Season 2 opens with a tower of giraffes (yep, that’s what a group is called) strolling through a graveyard of the Firelies Joel (Pedro Pascal) cut down in the Salt Lake City hospital where Ellie (Bella Ramsey) was about to be sacrificed in the hopes of a cure for the cordyceps infection.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Her new venture sits amid the Soutpansberg Mountains, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that’s home to wildlife including giraffes, leopards, and the endangered pangolin.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Akagera National Park, the largest wetland in Africa, has experienced a growth in the animal population due to conservation repopulation efforts including the reintroduction of lions, black rhinos, white rhinos, elephants and Masai giraffes and the elimination of poaching.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Season 2 opens with a tower of giraffes (yep, that’s what a group is called) strolling through a graveyard of the Firelies Joel (Pedro Pascal) cut down in the Salt Lake City hospital where Ellie (Bella Ramsey) was about to be sacrificed in the hopes of a cure for the cordyceps infection.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Her new venture sits amid the Soutpansberg Mountains, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that’s home to wildlife including giraffes, leopards, and the endangered pangolin.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Akagera National Park, the largest wetland in Africa, has experienced a growth in the animal population due to conservation repopulation efforts including the reintroduction of lions, black rhinos, white rhinos, elephants and Masai giraffes and the elimination of poaching.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Giraffe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giraffe. Accessed 4 May. 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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