Giraffa

See also: giraffa

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Italian, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa)

Proper noun

Giraffa f

A taxonomic genus within the family Giraffidae – the giraffes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Ruminantia - suborder; Giraffidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Giraffa camelopardalis (giraffe, northern giraffe), Giraffa giraffa (southern giraffe), Giraffa reticulata (reticulated giraffe), Giraffa tippelskirchi (Masai giraffe) (species)

Further reading

Giraffe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Giraffa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Giraffa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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