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Giraffe vs Ossicone - What's the difference?

giraffe | ossicone |

As a proper noun giraffe

is camelopardalis.

As a noun ossicone is

the horn-like (or antler-like) protuberances on the heads of giraffes, male okapi and their extinct relatives.

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

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    ossicone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The horn-like (or antler-like) protuberances on the heads of giraffes, male okapi and their extinct relatives.