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Definition of okapi in English: okapinounPlural okapis ə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpioʊˈkɑpi A large browsing mammal of the giraffe family that lives in the rainforests of northern Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire). It has a dark chestnut coat with stripes on the hindquarters and upper legs. Okapia johnstoni, family Giraffidae Example sentencesExamples - In the groves of Africa from their natural wonder the wildebeest, zebra, the okapi, the elephant, have entered the marvelous.
- This family includes only two living species, the giraffe and the okapi.
- We care for the same reason that we love okapis, delight in the fossil evidence of trilobites, and mourn the passage of the dodo.
- Important studies on elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees and rare and elusive ungulates such as the okapi and duiker have been ongoing for decades.
- Surprisingly, ‘new’ animals can still be found in our small world: animals such as the okapi, the Komodo dragon, or the mountain gorilla were all discovered only in the twentieth century.
Origin Early 20th century: a local word. Definition of okapi in US English: okapinounoʊˈkɑpiōˈkäpē A large browsing mammal of the giraffe family that lives in the rainforests of northern Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire). It has a dark chestnut coat with stripes on the hindquarters and upper legs. Okapia johnstoni, family Giraffidae Example sentencesExamples - This family includes only two living species, the giraffe and the okapi.
- Surprisingly, ‘new’ animals can still be found in our small world: animals such as the okapi, the Komodo dragon, or the mountain gorilla were all discovered only in the twentieth century.
- Important studies on elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees and rare and elusive ungulates such as the okapi and duiker have been ongoing for decades.
- In the groves of Africa from their natural wonder the wildebeest, zebra, the okapi, the elephant, have entered the marvelous.
- We care for the same reason that we love okapis, delight in the fossil evidence of trilobites, and mourn the passage of the dodo.
Origin Early 20th century: a local word. |