giraffe

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dʒɪˈɹɑːf/
• (America) IPA: /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/

Noun

giraffe (plural giraffes)

1. A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it 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.
2. A giraffe unicycle.
3. (Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.

   Are you having a giraffe?!

Synonyms

• camelopard
• (a laugh) bubble bath, bubble

Translations

• French: girafe
• German: Giraffe
• Italian: giraffa
• Portuguese: girafa
• Russian: жира́ф
• Spanish: jirafa

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