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okapis

okapis is the plural of okapi.

Meaning of okapi

Noun

okapi (plural okapi or okapis)

  1. 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...

Questions about okapis

What is okapis the plural of?
Okapis is the plural of okapi.

Words near okapis in the dictionary

  1. okanoganite
  2. Okanogans
  3. okanye
  4. okapana
  5. okapi
  6. okapis
  7. okara
  8. Okarito brown kiwi
  9. Okarito brown kiwis
  10. Okarito kiwi
  11. Okarito kiwis

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