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okapi
okapi , nocturnal ruminant mammal, Okapia johnstoni, of the giraffe family. It inhabits the almost sunless rain forests of the upper Congo and feeds on leaves. Its shape is reminiscent of a giraffe's, but it is smaller, with a much shorter neck. It is deep reddish brown with black and white zebra-striped legs. Its head is giraffelike and in the male bears blunt skin-covered horns. The okapi was unknown to zoologists until the beginning of the 20th cent. It is classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Giraffidae. |
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"okapi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "okapi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-okapi.html "okapi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-okapi.html |
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okapi
okapi (Okapia) See GIRAFFIDAE.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "okapi." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "okapi." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-okapi.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "okapi." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-okapi.html |
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•campy, scampi, vampy
•harpy, okapi, serape, sharpie
•raspy
•Giuseppe, peppy, preppy
•kelpie
•kempy, tempi
•Gillespie
•crêpey, kepi, scrapie
•creepy, sleepy, tepee, weepy
•chippy, clippie, dippy, drippy, grippy, hippy, Lippi, lippy, Mississippi, nippy, slippy, snippy, tippy, trippy, whippy, Xanthippe, zippy
•chickpea
•crimpy, gimpy, skimpy, wimpy
•crispy, wispy
•turnipy • recipe • praecipe • gossipy
•pipy, stripy
•choppy, copy, floppy, jalopy, moppy, poppy, sloppy, soppy, stroppy
•Pompey, swampy
•waspie, waspy
•photocopy • cowpea
•dopey, Hopi, Opie, ropy, soapy, topi
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"okapi." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "okapi." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-okapi.html "okapi." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-okapi.html |
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