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giraffe From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsgiraffegi‧raffe /dʒəˈrɑːf $ -ˈræf/ ●●○ noun [countable] HBAa tall African animal with a very long neck and legs and dark spots on its yellow-brown furExamples from the Corpusgiraffe• Suppose you are taking a shot of something tall such as a giraffe.• Billy was a giraffe, too.• Because their brain is ten feet higher than their heart, giraffes have the highest blood pressure of any mammal.• Tethered by a foot, their sole giraffe manipulates its jib like an Anglepoise, awkwardly precise.• He felt, it might be, as some giraffe fettered in a too-low cage.• Thee buses were photographed with a few surprised giraffes looking in the windows.• The giraffes were following gravel paths, were pausing to munch sugar pears from treetops.Origin giraffe (1500-1600) Italian giraffa, from Arabic zirafah |