okapi
A ruminant found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a…A ruminant (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 the hindquarters.
» Do okapis know how to read?
Окапи умеют читать?
Meaning
1 sensesA ruminant (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 the hindquarters.
Okapi
ока́пиokápi
ока́піokápi
similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
Examples
7 sentencesDo okapis know how to read?
ruОкапи умеют читать?
There are two okapi in the zoo.
The okapi is a small forest giraffe.
ruОкапи - это маленький лесной жираф.
deDas Okapi ist eine kleine Waldgiraffe.
There's a lone okapi in the enclosure.
Okapis have to follow a diet low in sugar.
ruОкапи должны соблюдать диету с низким содержанием сахара.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Mvuba okapi.Borrowed from Mvuba okapi.
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Forms
plural: okapi / okapisSynonyms
4 synonyms- similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs:Okapia johnstoni
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular