gipsymoth, gypsymoth

Entom.: The same as GIPSY, A. II. 2 (q. v.). gipsy-winch, s. IMG:content-0469.png:[blocks in formation] gi-raffe', *gi-raf-fa, s. [Fr. girafe; Sp. & Port. girafa; Ital. giraffa, from Arab. zurafa.] 1. Zool.: The Camelopard, Camelopard a lis gi raff a . It constitutes the type of the family Camelopardalide (q. v.). It has an affinity to the camel; but its resemblance to the leopard, which is only in its color and spots, is an analogy and no more. It has two small frontal horns and one central horn. The neck is very long, but has only the normal number of cervical vertebræ. The tongue is long and prehensile, and is used for stripping leaves off trees. The forelegs are very long, making the animal stand 15 to 18 feet high. It lives in small herds, and gallops in a ludicrously clumsy manner. The animal is inoffensive when unmolested, but will try to kick its a ailant if it be attacked. Its flesh is good; when old it becomes coarse; the hide makes excellent leather. It is found in Nubia, Aby in i a, and the Cape of Good Hope; probably also in every part of the intermediate region. 2. Palæont.: Species of giraffe have been found in Miocene strata in India, Greece, and France. gi-răff-i-nạ, s. pl . [Eng., ., giraff (e), and Lat. pl. adj. suff. -ina .] Zool.: A tribe of ruminant mammals, sometimes constituted for the reception of the family Camelopard a lidæ, with which it agrees in extent.