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Noun: okapi  ow'kaa-pee
  1. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
    "The okapi was not discovered by Western scientists until the early 20th century";
    - Okapia johnstoni

Derived forms: okapis

Type of: camelopard [archaic], Giraffa camelopardalis, giraffe

Part of: genus Okapia, Okapia

Encyclopedia: Okapi