okapi

Noun

Meaning

similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Okapia johnstoni roe buck ruminant springbok ungulate bluebuck giraffe cousin giraffe relative african mammal african ruminant long-necked animal short-necked creature short-necked giraffe striped animal

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Hypernyms

giraffe camelopard Giraffa camelopardalis

Anagrams

Okipa

Examples

Although generally tranquil, the okapi can kick and butt with its head to show aggression. Source: Internet

Another similarity to the okapi, though the bongo is unrelated, is that the bongo has a long prehensile tongue which it uses to grasp grasses and leaves. Source: Internet

As well as demanding the immediate unblocking of Paris-based RFI's signal, it also called for the frequency of United Nations-backed Radio Okapi to be unscrambled. Source: Internet

Neck Despite the vast difference in neck length the giraffe (right) and the okapi (left) both have seven cervical vertebrae. Source: Internet

Others find that the okapi linage diverged earlier, before Giraffokeryx. Source: Internet

Paleotragus resembled the okapi and may been its ancestor. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

okanoganite okanye okapana Okapia Okapia johnstoni okara