Giraffa
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See also: giraffa
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Italian, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa)
Proper noun
[edit]Giraffa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Giraffidae – the giraffes.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Ruminantia - suborder; Giraffidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Giraffa camelopardalis (giraffe, northern giraffe), Giraffa giraffa (southern giraffe), Giraffa reticulata (reticulated giraffe), Giraffa tippelskirchi (Masai giraffe) (species)
Further reading
[edit]- Giraffe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Giraffa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Giraffa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons