[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

giraffe \giraffe"\ ji^ra^f"; 277, n. f. girafe, sp.
   girafa, from ar. zur=afa, zar=afa. zool.
   an african ruminant giraffa camelopardalis formerly
   camelopardalis giraffa related to the deers and antelopes,
   but placed in a family giraffidae by itself; the
   camelopard. it is the tallest of quadriped animals, being
   sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head.
   its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than
   its hind legs. there are three types, having different
   patterns of spots on the pelt and different territories: the
   reticulated giraffe, the masai giraffe, and the uganda
   giraffe. intermediate crosses are also observed.
   1913 webster +pjc
see also:
giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis giraffa giraffidae reticulated giraffe masai giraffe uganda giraffe 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

camelopard \camel"opard\ k.ame^l"-opaumrd or
   ka^m"e^l-opaumrd; 277, n. ll. camelopardus, l.
   camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. gr. kamhlopa`rdalis;
   ka`mhlos a camel + pa`rdalis pard, leopard: cf. f.
   cam'elopard. the camelopard has a neck and head like a
   camel, and is spotted like a pard. see camel, and pard.
   zool.
   an african ruminant; the giraffe. see giraffe.
   1913 webster
see also:
camel pard giraffe giraffe 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

giraffe
     n : tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small
         horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of
         tropical africa syn: camelopard, giraffa
         camelopardalis
see also:
camelopard giraffa camelopardalis 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

33 moby thesaurus words for "giraffe":
   cape elk, virginia deer, antelope, buck, camel, camelopard,
   caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, elk, fallow deer,
   fawn, gazelle, gnu, hart, hartebeest, hind, kaama, moose,
   mule deer, musk deer, okapi, red deer, reindeer, roe, roe deer,
   roebuck, springbok, stag, wildebeest

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