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okapis Definition


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okapi
noun
    okapis, okapi
    1. A ruminant animal from central Africa, the only living relative of the giraffe but with a shorter neck, that has a reddish- or blackish-brown coat, with thick irregular horizontal black and white stripes on the hindquarters and upper parts of the legs.
Etymology: Early 20c: the native name.



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