Okapi Definition
ō-käpē
okapis
noun
okapis
An African ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) in the same family (Giraffidae) as the giraffe, but having a much shorter neck.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Okapia johnstoni
Other Word Forms of Okapi
Noun
Singular:
okapi
Plural:
okapisOrigin of Okapi
Perhaps of Mvuba (Nilo-Saharan language of Congo) origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Mvuba okapi.
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