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Via the French and Italian, and ultimately the Arabic zerafa.
giraffe is derived from its early Roman name, where it was described as having characteristics of both a camel and a leopard Giraffes are the only animals born with horns. Both males and females are born with bony knobs on the forehead. The average giraffe's blood pressure is two or three times that of a healthy man.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe name Giraffe came from The Arabic word الزرافة ziraafa or zurapha, meaning "assemblage" (of animals), or just "tall", was used in English from the sixteenth century on, often in theItalianate form giraffa.
the Arabic word zaraffa means the funny one or the playful one the name in Arabic is in the feminine form and was given to the Giraffe because of their personalty
In Latvian the name is žirafe
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What is a giraffe's country of origin?
africa
What giraffe is called kannada?
Giraffe (there is no word for it)
Is giraffe a pronoun?
No, the word 'giraffe' is a noun, a word for a type of mammal, a word for a thing.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.The pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'giraffe' is it.Example: We saw a giraffe at the zoo. It really was very tall.
Is giraffe male female or neutral in German?
The word giraffe is feminine in German: die Giraffe
Can you make a sentence with the word giraffe?
Yes. Examples: The giraffe was fighting the other giraffe. I saw a giraffe at the zoo today. Etc
What is giraffe in French?
the French word for giraffe is "girafe" with a single 'f'
Is giraffe a power word?
Yes. A giraffe is a very powerful word for a very powerful and majestic animal.
How many syllables in giraffe and how?
The word giraffe has two syllables. The syllables of the word are gir-affe.
What is the Romanian word for giraffe?
The Romanian language equivalent of giraffe is girafă.
What is the meaning of Twiga?
In the Kiswahili language of African origin, "Twiga" has the meaning of "Giraffe"
Do you capitalize the word giraffe?
No, you do not.
Where does the word giraffe originate from?
a rihno licked a monkeys bum and made a giraffe
