Definition of Okapia johnstoni

1. Noun. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.

Exact synonyms: Okapi
Generic synonyms: Camelopard, Giraffa Camelopardalis, Giraffe
Group relationships: Genus Okapia, Okapia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Okapia Johnstoni

Ohngren's line
Ohrid
Ohtahara syndrome
Oi
Oi'll
Oi've
Oireachtas
Oita
Ojibwa
Ojibway
Ojibwe
Ojos Azules
Ojos del Salado
Oka
Okapia
Okapia johnstoni
Okarito brown kiwi
Okarito brown kiwis
Okayama
Okazaki
Okazaki fragment
Okazaki fragments
Okeechobee
Okefenokee Swamp
Oken
Okenfuss
Okie
Okies
Okinawa
Okinawa campaign

Literary usage of Okapia johnstoni

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1901)
"AT the meeting of the Zoological Society of London on November 19, Professor E. Ray Lankester, FRS, read a memoir on the new African mammal okapia johnstoni ..."

2. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1901)
"It was named okapia johnstoni. IN Symons' Meteorological Magazine for June, 1901, are several matters of geological interest. ..."

3. The History of the Collections Contained in the Natural History Departments by British Museum (Natural History) (1906)
"But the best known of Sir Harry Johnston's discoveries is that of the Okapi (Okapia johnstoni, Sclater) of the Semliki Forest, of which the original strips ..."

4. Museums Journal by Museums Association (1902)
"Brighton has been making extensions to its museum and art The new mammal (Okapia Johnstoni) discovered by Sir Harry Johnston in the Congo Forest, ..."

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