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Giraffe

//dʒɪˈɹɑːf// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

    "A group of giraffes is called a tower."

  2. 2
    tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa wordnet
  3. 3
    A giraffe unicycle.
  4. 4
    A laugh. Cockney, slang

    "Are you having a giraffe?!"

  5. 5
    A very tall individual. Internet, uncommon

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-h₂der.? 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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