okapi

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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
okapi okapis an African animal like a giraffe, but with a shorter neck. Ruminant species (Okapia johnstoni) in the giraffe family that lives alone in Congo rain forests, eating leaves and fruit. Its neck and legs are proportionately shorter than the giraffe's, and females, which are larger than males, stand about 5 ft (1.5 m) at the shoulder. The sleek coat is deep brown on the front of the body; the upper legs are black-and-white-striped, and the lower legs are white, with black rings above the hooves. The male's short horns are covered with skin except at the tips
A peculiar mammal (Okapia johnostoni) closely related to the giraffe, discovered in the deep forests of Belgian Kongo in 1900
It is smaller than an ox, and somewhat like a giraffe, except that the neck is much shorter
There is a small prominence on each frontal bone of the male
Like the giraffe, it has no dewclaws
The color of the body is chiefly reddish chestnut, the cheeks are yellowish white, and the fore and hind legs above the knees and the haunches are striped with purplish black and cream color
similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
{i} African animal closely related to a giraffe but with a short nec

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okapis
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okapis
okapia
Turkish - Turkish
Zoolojide, Okapia johnstoni olarak tanımlanan, geviş getirenlerden, Kongo'da bataklık ormanlarda yaşayan, gövdesi kızıl kestane renginde, bacakları beyaz çizgili bir memeli hayvan
Afrika'da yaşayan, bacakları beyaz çizgili bir hayvan
Kongo'nun yağmur ormanlarında yaşayan memeli bir hayvan
Geviş getirenlerden, Kongo'da bataklık ormanlarda yaşayan, büyük bir antilop boyunda, gövdesi kızıl kestane renginde, bacakları beyaz çizgili bir memeli hayvan (Okapia johnstoni)
Kongo'da bataklık ormanlarda yaşayan, gövdesi kızıl kestane, bacakları beyaz çizgili memeli bir hayvan
English - Turkish
okapi
okapi

    Hyphenation

    o·ka·pi

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Lese language in Africa; oka (to cut) + kpi(a kind of arrow design of the Efe, from the myth that it decorates its hindquaters with the designs, hence the stripes).
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