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单词 giraffe
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gi•raffe /dʒəˈræf/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Mammalsa tall, long-necked, spotted animal of Africa, the tallest living four-legged animal.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gi•raffe  (jə raf′ or, esp. Brit., -räf′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa tall, long-necked, spotted ruminant, Giraffa camelopardalis, of Africa: the tallest living quadruped animal.
  2. (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Camelopardalis.
  • Persian zurnāpā
  • dialect, dialectal Arabic zirāfah, perh.
  • Italian giraffa
  • French girafe
  • 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
giraffe /dʒɪˈrɑːf -ˈræf/ n ( pl -raffes, -raffe)
  1. a large ruminant mammal, Giraffa camelopardalis, inhabiting savannas of tropical Africa: the tallest mammal, with very long legs and neck and a colouring of regular reddish-brown patches on a beige ground: family Giraffidae
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian giraffa, from Arabic zarāfah, probably of African origin
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