Genus Giraffa (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Giraffidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Giraffa is the type genus of the Giraffidae family, which includes all modern giraffes.
- Giraffa is a genus of even-toed ungulates in the family Giraffidae, containing the four living species of giraffe.
- The genus Giraffa was first described by Brisson in 1762, and is the type genus of the Giraffidae family.
- The Giraffidae family, with the genus Giraffa as its type genus, is a group of even-toed ungulates that includes giraffes and okapis.
- The genus Giraffa is the type genus of the Giraffidae family, and is thought to have originated in Africa during the late Miocene epoch.