okapi

o·ka·pi

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-kah-pee]
- /oʊˈkɑ pi/
- /əʊˈk.ɑː.pi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-kah-pee]
- /oʊˈkɑ pi/

Definitions of okapi word

noun plural okapi an African mammal, Okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck. 1
noun okapi A large browsing mammal of the giraffe family that lives in the rain forests of the northern Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). It has a dark chestnut coat with stripes on the hindquarters and upper legs. 1
noun okapi giraffe-like animal 1
noun okapi a ruminant mammal, Okapia johnstoni, of the forests of central Africa, having a reddish-brown coat with horizontal white stripes on the legs and small horns: family Giraffidae 0
noun okapi an African ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) in the same family (Giraffidae) as the giraffe, but having a much shorter neck 0

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Origin of okapi

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900; < Bambuba (Mvu’ba), a Central Sudanic language of the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo (or < a related Pygmy dial.), according to English Africanist Harry Johnston (1858-1927), author of the first zoological descriptions of the animal

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Parts of speech for Okapi

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okapi popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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