Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Giraffe \Gi*raffe"\, n. [F. girafe, Sp. girafa, from Ar.
   zur[=a]fa, zar[=a]fa.] (Zo["o]l.)
   An African ruminant ({Camelopardalis giraffa}) related to the
   deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the
   camelopard. It is the tallest of animals, being sometimes
   twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck
   is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind
   legs.