okapi
Syllables: oka·pi/ə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpi//oʊˈkɑpi/
okapi noun: a ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on the hindquarters.
Noun
okapi (plural okapi or okapis)
- A ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on the hindquarters.
- [page 498, column 1] [I]n leading them [African Pygmies] back to the forests where they dwelt, I obtained much information from them on the subject of the horse-like animal which they called the "Okapi." […] [page 499, column 1] The coloration of the Okapi is quite extraordinary. […] The hind...1901 September, Harry [i.e., Henry] H[amilton] Johnston, “The Okapi: The Newly-discovered Beast Living in Central Africa”, in McClure’s Magazine, volume XVII, number 5, New York, N.Y.; London...
- Personally I esteem it a more fascinating and a more important task to investigate the relations of the Okapi with the Giraffe on the one hand, and its fossil relatives on the other.1902 November 18, C[harles] I[mmanuel] Forsyth Major, “On a Specimen of the Okapi Lately Received at Brussels”, in Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London, volume...
- Synonyms:
- Congolese giraffe, forest giraffe, zebra giraffe
okapi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
okapi in Hindi
- Okapia johnstoni
- ओकापी okāpī
okapi in Tamil
- Okapia johnstoni
- ஓக்காப்பி ōkkāppi
okapi in Bengali
- একটি বড়
okapi in Malayalam
- Okapia johnstoni
- ഓകാപി ōkāpi
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- okapi in Assamese
- অকাপী okapi
- okapi in Tagalog
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- okapi in Indonesian
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- okapi in Thai
- โอคาพี
- okapi in Vietnamese
- hươu đùi vằn
Examples of okapi in a sentence
- [O]ne day I quite modestly gave the dimensions of an okapi I had shot in the Lincolnshire fens.1904, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “Reginald’s Christmas Revel”, in Reginald, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 98:
- He also points out that the hoofs of the okapi are so closely pressed together that the footprint is almost like that of the single-toed donkey.1915 August 26, H[enry] H[amilton] Johnston, “Life Habits of the Okapi”, in Nature: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science, volume 95...
Synonyms of okapi
Forms of okapi
| plural | okapi |
|---|---|
| plural | okapis |
Origin of okapi
Borrowed from Mvuba okapi.
Questions about okapi
- What does okapi mean?
- Okapi means a ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on the hindquarters.
- What is okapi in Hindi?
- Okapi in Hindi is ओकापी (okāpī). See Okapi meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use okapi in a sentence?
- [O]ne day I quite modestly gave the dimensions of an okapi I had shot in the Lincolnshire fens.
- What part of speech is okapi?
- Okapi is a noun.
- How do you pronounce okapi?
- Okapi is pronounced /ə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of okapi?
- The plural of okapi is okapi.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: okapi (page history and authors); okapi (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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