reticulated giraffe

noun

: a giraffe (Giraffa reticulata synonymG. camelopardalis reticulata) found in northeast Africa, Somalia, and northern Kenya that has a deep chestnut-colored coat divided by a network of fine white lines into large geometric patches

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In addition, the service proposed listing the reticulated giraffe and the Masai giraffe as threatened. —

Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024 Among the other four are the reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk antelope, and beisa oryx. —

Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024 Skye, a reticulated giraffe who called the Sacramento Zoo home for more than a quarter-century, died Friday at the age of 26. —

Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 6 July 2024 Genetic studies have found that giraffe DNA falls into four distinct clusters: the Northern giraffe, the reticulated giraffe, the Masai giraffe and the Southern giraffe. —

Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reticulated giraffe

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1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reticulated giraffe was in 1953

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