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Okapi

/ə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpi/

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.

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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.

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

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Okapi"

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Word	Definition
okapia johnstoninoun	similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
okabenoun	—
zebra giraffenoun	An okapi (Okapia johnstoni).
forest giraffenoun	An okapi (Okapia johnstoni).
ossiconenoun	Either of the horn-like protuberances on the heads of giraffes and male okapi. Some extinct species in the family bore antler-like ossicones.
giraffidnoun	An animal of the family Giraffidae (such as giraffes (Giraffa spp.) and okapis (Okapia johnstoni)).
ossicuspnoun	(zoology) The bony horn of an okapi or a giraffe.
giraffenoun	A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.
kongoninoun	A type of hartebeest from East Africa.
ogopogonoun	(Canada, cryptozoology) A large serpentlike aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which is said to live in Lake Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.
bongonoun	Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
ogcocephalidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the family Ogcocephalidae.
onagganoun	(obsolete) The dauw.
oryxnoun	Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
ophiacodontidnoun	(zoology) Any synapsid in the family Ophiacodontidae.
ocythoidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the Ocythoidae.
beisanoun	A species of antelope from East Africa (Oryx beisa, East African oryx)
oribinoun	(South Africa) Ourebia ourebi, a species of antelope.
zebranoun	Any of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
ochotonidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the family Ochotonidae, the pikas.