- giraffe (giraffes)
- زَرَافَة \ giraffe (giraffes): an African animal with a very long neck and long legs, and a spotted skin.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
giraffe (giraffes)
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giraffe — /jeuh raf / or, esp. Brit., / rahf /, n. 1. a tall, long necked, spotted ruminant, Giraffa camelopardalis, of Africa: the tallest living quadruped animal. 2. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Camelopardalis. [1585 95; < F girafe < It giraffa … Universalium
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giraffe — [jə raf′, jəräf′] n. pl. giraffes or giraffe [Fr < It giraffa < Ar zarāfa] either of two species (genus Giraffa, family Giraffidae) of African ruminants, with a very long neck and legs: the tallest of existing animals, they often reach a… … English World dictionary
giraffe — ► NOUN (pl. same or giraffes) ▪ a large mammal with a very long neck and forelegs, the tallest living animal. ORIGIN French girafe, from Arabic … English terms dictionary
Giraffe — Taxobox name = Giraffe status = LR/cd | status system = IUCN2.3 trend = stable status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=Antelope Specialist Group|year=1996|id=9194|title=Giraffa camelopardalis|downloaded=5 May 2006 ] image width = 230px regnum = Animalia … Wikipedia
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Giraffe Centre — The Giraffe Centre is located Langata, approximately 5 km from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in order to protect the endangered Rothschild giraffe, giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi , that is found only in the grasslands of… … Wikipedia
giraffe */ — UK [dʒəˈrɑːf] / US [dʒəˈræf] noun [countable] Word forms giraffe : singular giraffe plural giraffes a tall African animal that has a very long neck and legs … English dictionary
giraffe — noun (plural giraffes) Etymology: Italian giraffa, from Arabic zirāfa Date: circa 1600 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
