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Meanings of giraffe in English

Portuguese
camelopardalis
Catalan
girafa
Spanish
giraffa camelopardalis

Tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa.

camelopardalis
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Examples for "camelopard"
Examples for "camelopard"
1
A milk-white elephant or a camelopard is considered more than a substitute for character, incident, or wit.
Horace
2
Have you heard of the live camelopard, "twelve foot high, if he is an inch, ma'am?"
The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2
3
Pig-weed has become camelopard weed.
Memories of Hawthorne
4
Then she rose with dignity, and walked like a camelopard all down the room on the side opposite to Mr. Oldfield.
A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
5
Call on Professor Owen and ask if he wants anything in the four jars I still possess, of either rhinoceros, camelopard, etc., etc.
The Personal Life of David Livingstone / Chiefly from his Unpubl...
Usage of giraffe in English
1
The tallest giraffe in the world has just died at the Zoo.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 17, 1917
2
Zoos could design new giraffe facilities, but many don't have that option.
The Guardian
3
The great giraffe seal of pink jade was also displayed to advantage.
In the shadow of the cypress
4
The horns of the giraffe are very short and covered with skin.
New National Fourth Reader
5
This process insured that there was no escape route for the giraffe.
The South African
6
A fifth tentative species is represented by an isolate from a giraffe.
Pubmed
7
I opened the giraffe and the folded piece of paper fell out.
The bay at midnight
8
I reached into the corner and pulled out the small plastic giraffe.
The bay at midnight
9
She found Nutty sitting on the bed, looking like an overwrought giraffe.
Uneasy Money
10
A rare Rothschild's giraffe has been born at Paignton Zoo in Devon.
BBC
11
Is it Seinfeld, Gates or the leather giraffe that's generating the buzz?
The Guardian
12
Continue to watch the marionette, or attack and carry off the giraffe?
Pinocchio in Africa
13
I like your giraffe. She gave it a squeeze, and it squeaked.
Twisted
14
Besides these common species were bush-buck wart-hog, lesser kudu, giraffe, and leopard.
African Camp Fires
15
But the zebra and the giraffe are the kings of all camouflagers!
The Human Side of Animals
16
Like the man when he saw a giraffe for the first time?
December Love
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Translations for giraffe
Catalan
girafa
Giraffe through the time
Giraffe across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common