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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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There are only 690 West African giraffes remaining, officials said.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
The service proposed listing West African, Kordofan and Nubian giraffes as endangered.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
From Tanzania to Texas, the editors of Forbes Travel Guide have selected 14 wildlife hotels with experiences featuring giraffes, gorillas and everything in between.
—Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Stiller’s Alex the Lion, ostensibly the leader of the pack, takes a welcome back seat here, leaving the focus on the romance between David Schwimmer’s nervous giraffe, Melman, and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Gloria the Hippopotamus (show us their monstrous kids, Jeffrey Katzenberg!).
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
The service proposed listing West African, Kordofan and Nubian giraffes as endangered.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
From Tanzania to Texas, the editors of Forbes Travel Guide have selected 14 wildlife hotels with experiences featuring giraffes, gorillas and everything in between.
—Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Stiller’s Alex the Lion, ostensibly the leader of the pack, takes a welcome back seat here, leaving the focus on the romance between David Schwimmer’s nervous giraffe, Melman, and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Gloria the Hippopotamus (show us their monstrous kids, Jeffrey Katzenberg!).
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Giraffe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giraffe. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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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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