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giraffe

/juh-raf or, especially British, -rahf/US // dʒəˈræf or, especially British, -ˈrɑf //UK // (dʒɪˈrɑːf, -ˈræf) //

长颈鹿,颈鹿

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a tall, long-necked, spotted ruminant, Giraffa camelopardalis, of Africa: the tallest living quadruped animal.
    • : Astronomy. the constellation Camelopardalis.

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Examples

  • Zoos across the country have been especially clever, scheduling porcupines, hippos, llamas and giraffes to make appearances on video calls for a fee.

  • The more gregarious adult female giraffes in northern Tanzania’s Tarangire ecosystem tend to live longer, concludes wildlife biologist Monica Bond of the University of Zurich.

  • Most giraffes will be around that height, though they might be a bit taller or shorter.

  • Unless, like a giraffe, the centaur just had a really large heart — in the horse portion.

  • Another study looks at how giraffe hearts develop compared to those in people.

  • Their excuse for the killing the giraffe was that they were worried about inbreeding.

  • He posted two tweets about Marius, raging against the zoo's breeding practices and paying tribute to the young giraffe.

  • Last Sunday Marius, a 2-year-old giraffe, was slaughtered at the Copenhagen Zoo.

  • A massive giraffe overlooks the fantastical cluster of disparately shaped and designed buildings.

  • Beyond the river, caramel plains rolled away to the distant horizon, spotted with acacia trees and slow-moving giraffe.

  • He was holding his big head high in the air, like a giraffe, and gazing proudly about him as he ran.

  • Jumping up, he presented at the giraffe, which was galloping off about two hundred yards ahead.

  • The giraffe is found in the Luanga valley; it is also met with in the extreme north-east of the country.

  • It was a gobbler, I tell you, that was nearly as big as a giraffe.

  • The giraffe, as well as the Peruvian horse, has this peculiar movement naturally.