Giraffa
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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
