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Noun: Giraffa camelopardalis
  1. Tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
    - giraffe, camelopard [archaic]

Type of: ruminant

Part of: genus Giraffa, Giraffa

Encyclopedia: Giraffa camelopardalis