Giraffe
11Giraffe [2] — Giraffe, Sternbild, s. Kamelopard …
12Giraffe — (Camelopardalis Giraffa), Säugethier aus der Ordnung der Wiederkäuer, durch seinen eigenthümlichen Bau das höchste aller Thiere, mit längeren Vorder als Hinterfüßen, sehr langem Hals, erreicht vorn eine Höhe von 18 , hinten 9 . Farbe und… …
13giraffe — 1590s, giraffa, from It. giraffa, from Arabic zarafa, probably from an African language. Earlier M.E. spellings varied wildly, depending on the source, including jarraf, ziraph, and gerfauntz, some apparently directly from Arabic, the last… …
14giraffe — ► NOUN (pl. same or giraffes) ▪ a large mammal with a very long neck and forelegs, the tallest living animal. ORIGIN French girafe, from Arabic …
15Giraffe — Taxobox name = Giraffe status = LR/cd | status system = IUCN2.3 trend = stable status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=Antelope Specialist Group|year=1996|id=9194|title=Giraffa camelopardalis|downloaded=5 May 2006 ] image width = 230px regnum = Animalia …
16giraffe — /jeuh raf / or, esp. Brit., / rahf /, n. 1. a tall, long necked, spotted ruminant, Giraffa camelopardalis, of Africa: the tallest living quadruped animal. 2. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Camelopardalis. [1585 95; < F girafe < It giraffa <… …
17giraffe — [17] The 16th century name for the ‘giraffe’ was camelopard, a compound of camel and leopard appropriate enough in view of the animal’s long neck and leopard like spots, but in the 17th century a rival term came on the scene – giraffe. This was… …
18giraffe */ — UK [dʒəˈrɑːf] / US [dʒəˈræf] noun [countable] Word forms giraffe : singular giraffe plural giraffes a tall African animal that has a very long neck and legs …
19Giraffe — žirafa statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Giraffa camelopardalis angl. giraffe vok. Giraffe; Langhalsgiraffe; Steppengiraffe rus. жираф pranc. girafe ryšiai: platesnis terminas – žirafos …
20giraffe — žirafa statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Giraffa camelopardalis angl. giraffe vok. Giraffe; Langhalsgiraffe; Steppengiraffe rus. жираф pranc. girafe ryšiai: platesnis terminas – žirafos …
