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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
giraffe/ʤəˈrɑːf/

▶noun (pl. same or giraffes) a large African mammal with a very long neck and forelegs, the tallest living animal. [Giraffa camelopardalis.]

– origin C16: from Fr. girafe, Ital. giraffa, or Sp. and Port. girafa, based on Arab. zarāfa.

'giraffe' also found in these Oxford entries:

camelopard - okapi

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