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okapi in British English
(əʊˈkɑːpɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -pis or -pi
a ruminant mammal, Okapia johnstoni, of the forests of central Africa, having a reddish-brown coat with horizontal white stripes on the legs and small horns: family Giraffidae
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C20: from a Central African wordokapi in American English
(oʊˈkɑpi)
nounWord forms: plural oˈkapis or oˈkapi
an African ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) in the same family (Giraffidae) as the giraffe, but having a much shorter neck
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