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  • noun Plural form of giraffe.

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Examples

  • At top, the photo provides damning evidence for the assertion that the neutral neck posture of giraffes is a horizontal one (that was sort of meant to be a joke).

    Archive 2006-01-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • The giraffes were the cat's whiskers, so to speak; they all adopted a languid and world-weary style when they were talking to Johnny as he came calling in his zookeeper's cap, but you could tell that they were secretly delighted when he dropped in for a chat.

    I've a bone to pick with David Attenborough | Kevin McKenna 2011

  • The giraffes were a big hit with this group and each girl had a specific signal to show us they knew about giraffes.

    The Babies on the Bus Go "Wah, Wah, Wah" Linda 2004

  • The giraffes were a big hit with this group and each girl had a specific signal to show us they knew about giraffes.

    Archive 2004-07-01 Linda 2004

  • The giraffes were the only ones which continued in motion, they evidently being unwilling to approach while their savage enemies the lions were in the neighbourhood.

    In the Wilds of Africa William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • It's a long-term investment for the zoo's future, however: The giraffes are the first part of the zoo's planned $2 million-plus Coastal Africa development effort, which will also include a new lion exhibit, an

    Naples Daily News Stories 2010

  • Slightly disappointed the giraffes are a good few metres away, behind another fence.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • "The giraffes are our favorite, I'm glad to see more than one," Stanford said.

    unknown title 2009

  • "The giraffes are our favorite, I'm glad to see more than one," Stanford said.

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  • Solid Gold will not only give you private lessons on dancing, but will teach you how to hunt large game on safari, such as giraffes and cheetahs.

    Jon Chattman: Pretty Inane Things: Interview with Solid Gold's Matt Locher 2010

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