GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Giraffa camelopardalis mean? 

• GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS (noun)
  The noun GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

camelopard; Giraffa camelopardalis; giraffe

Hypernyms ("Giraffa camelopardalis" is a kind of...):

ruminant (any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Giraffa camelopardalis"):

okapi; Okapia johnstoni (similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs)

Holonyms ("Giraffa camelopardalis" is a member of...):

genus Giraffa; Giraffa (type genus of the Giraffidae)