giraffe
/dʒɪˈɹɑːf/
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Northern England/dʒɪˈɹaf/
giraffe noun: a ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of a network, and two or more horn-like projections called ossicones; the tallest living animal.
Noun
giraffe (plural giraffes or giraffe)
- A ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of a network, and two or more horn-like projections called ossicones; the tallest living animal.
- A group of giraffes is called a tower.2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC
- Synonyms:
- camelopard
- A giraffe unicycle.
- A laugh.
- Are you having a giraffe?!
- Synonyms:
- bubble bath, bubble
- A very tall individual.
giraffe meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
giraffe in Hindi
- mammal
- जिराफ़ jirāf, जिराफ jirāph, जराफ़ jarāf, जुराफा jurāphā, जराफा jarāphā
giraffe in Tamil
- mammal
- ஒட்டகச்சிவிங்கி oṭṭakacciviṅki
giraffe in Marathi
- mammal
- जिराफ jirāph
giraffe in Urdu
- mammal
- جراف jirāf, زرافہ zarrāfe
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- giraffe in Bengali
- জরৈফ jorōiph
- giraffe in Telugu
- జిరాఫీ jirāphī
- giraffe in Malayalam
- ജിറാഫ് jiṟāphŭ
- giraffe in Kannada
- ಜಿರಾಫೆ jirāphe
- giraffe in Gujarati
- જિરાફ jirāph
- giraffe in Sanskrit
- शृङ्गपाद śṛṅgapāda
- giraffe in Sinhala
- ජිරාෆ් jirāf
- giraffe in Assamese
- জিৰাফ ziraph
- giraffe in Pashto
- زرافه zarāfá
- giraffe in Tagalog
- hirapa
- giraffe in Arabic
- زَرَافَة zarāfa
- giraffe in Malay
- zirafah
- giraffe in Indonesian
- jerapah, zarafah
- giraffe in Persian
- زرّافه zarrâfe, شترگاوپلنگ šotorgâvpalang, زرناپا zornâpâ
- giraffe in Thai
- ยีราฟ yii-ráap
- giraffe in Vietnamese
- hươu cao cổ
- giraffe in Myanmar
- သစ်ကုလားအုတ် sacku.la:ut
- Dhivehi
- ޒަރާފާ zarāfā
- Dzongkha
- སྐེ་རིང་རྟ ske ring rta
Examples of giraffe in a sentence
- This phenomenon, called the grandmother hypothesis, should be tested in giraffes, Dr.
- If it’s true, this would have conservation implications, as older giraffes are often culled or trophy hunted.
- But don’t think we’re getting into the fluffy giraffe sheep business anytime soon.
Synonyms of giraffe
Forms of giraffe
| plural | giraffes |
|---|---|
| plural | giraffe |
| alternative form (obsolete) | giraff |
| alternative form (obsolete) | jaraff |
Origin of giraffe
From Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā, literally “flute-leg”). Displaced camelopard.
Words formed from giraffe
- Angolan giraffe
- Baringo giraffe
- Congolese giraffe
- forest giraffe
- giraffe bread
- giraffedom
- giraffe gazelle
- giraffe lady
- giraffelike
- giraffeling
- giraffe piano
- giraffe seahorse
- giraffe sheep
- giraffess
- giraffe thorn
- giraffe weevil
- giraffe woman
- giraffish
- giraffiti
- giraffoid
- giraffy
- high as giraffe pussy
- Kilimanjaro giraffe
- Kordofan giraffe
- Maasai giraffe
- Masai giraffe
- Niger giraffe
- Nigerian giraffe
- northern giraffe
- Nubian giraffe
- reticulated giraffe
- Rhodesian giraffe
- Rothschild giraffe
- Rothschild's giraffe
- smoky giraffe
- Somali giraffe
- South African giraffe
- Thornicroft's giraffe
- three-horned giraffe
- Ugandan giraffe
- West African giraffe
- zebra giraffe
Phrases with giraffe
Words that rhyme with giraffe
Questions about giraffe
- What does giraffe mean?
- Giraffe means a ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of a network, and two or more horn-like projections called ossicones; the tallest living animal.
- What is giraffe in Hindi?
- Giraffe in Hindi is जिराफ़ (jirāf), जिराफ (jirāph), जराफ़ (jarāf). See Giraffe meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is giraffe?
- Giraffe is a noun.
- How do you pronounce giraffe?
- Giraffe is pronounced /dʒɪˈɹɑːf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of giraffe?
- The plural of giraffe is giraffes.
Words near giraffe in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: giraffe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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