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GIRAFFIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Giraffidae mean?
• GIRAFFIDAE (noun)
The noun GIRAFFIDAE has 1 sense:
1. giraffes
Familiarity information: GIRAFFIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Giraffes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Giraffidae; Giraffidae
Hypernyms ("Giraffidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Giraffidae"):
genus Giraffa; Giraffa (type genus of the Giraffidae)
genus Okapia; Okapia (okapis)
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