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Giraffe vs Goldfish - What's the difference?

giraffe | goldfish |

As nouns the difference between giraffe and goldfish

is that giraffe is a ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns while goldfish is a type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.

giraffe

English

(wikipedia giraffe) (Giraffa)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa , of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns.
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.
  • Are you having a giraffe ?!

    Synonyms

    * camelopard * (a laugh) bubble bath, bubble

    Derived terms

    * giraffe weevil * Kilimanjaro giraffe * Kordofan giraffe * Masai giraffe * Nigerian giraffe * Nubian giraffe * Rhodesian giraffe * smoky giraffe * Somali giraffe * South African giraffe * Rothschild giraffe * Ugandan giraffe

    Anagrams

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    goldfish

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A type of small fish, Carassius auratus , typically orange-colored.
  • For the children's fair we'll have a few games they can play, so that each child "wins" a goldfish as a prize.

    Derived terms

    * fantail goldfish * goldfish bowl