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Definition of Okapi
1. Noun. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
Generic synonyms: Camelopard, Giraffa Camelopardalis, Giraffe
Group relationships: Genus Okapia, Okapia
Definition of Okapi
1. n. A peculiar mammal (Okapia johnostoni) closely related to the giraffe, discovered in the deep forests of Belgian Kongo in 1900. It is smaller than an ox, and somewhat like a giraffe, except that the neck is much shorter. Like the giraffe, it has no dewclaws. There is a small prominence on each frontal bone of the male. The color of the body is chiefly reddish chestnut, the cheeks are yellowish white, and the fore and hind legs above the knees and the haunches are striped with purplish black and cream color.
Definition of Okapi
1. Noun. A large ruminant mammal, ''Okapia johnstoni'', found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe, but with a much shorter neck, a reddish brown coat and zebra-like stripes on its hindquarters. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Okapi
1. an African ruminant mammal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Okapi
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