As a proper noun giraffe
is camelopardalis.
As a noun ostrich is
a large flightless bird (
struthio camelus ) native to africa.
giraffe 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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ostrich English
Noun
(es)
A large flightless bird (Struthio camelus ) native to Africa.
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, title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […]
, passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich , wild boar and crocodile.}}
See also
* cassowary
* emu
* nandu
* rhea
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