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Word entry · 5 letters

okapi

Best crossword clue

"Striped forest mammal"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpi/Part of speech nounSorted aikopStarts with OEnds with I1 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

Borrowed from Mvuba okapi.

Used in a sentence

  • Personally I esteem it a more fascinating and a more important task to investigate the relations of the Okapi with the Giraffe on the one hand, and its fossil relatives on the other.
  • I also took out a licence to shoot small game, costing fifty francs, which can be obtained on the spot, and under which I was able to shoot all kinds of game, excepting elephants, chimpanzis, gorillas and okapis.

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