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)
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