What does giraffess mean?
Giraffess means (rare) A female giraffe..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) A female giraffe..
Fable of the Giraffess / Once there was a Beautiful Giraffess, who was Presented at Court. Her Costume was the Limit, and King Lion was much struck by her Beauty and Charm. “I am Delighted to see you,” he said to the Beautiful Giraffess, “but where is your Husband? Was he not also Commanded to Come?” “Yes, Your Majesty,” answered the Beautiful Giraffess, “but he had to Pay so Much Money for my Low-Necked Dress that he could not afford to Buy a Collar for Himself.”
The tongue of a giraffe is two feet long according to a late authority. He probably didn’t dare mention the length of a giraffess’ tongue.
The “giraffesses” gaily sport / Their yellow polka dots / While all the lady zebras shine / In stripes, instead of spots.
Now we’re not the type to quarrel with facts and it may be that baby giraffes sometimes are six feet tall at birth (if so, if we were a giraffess, we certainly would be a bachelor girl giraffess, we think.)
New Giraffess Named Sudan / It’s a girl, Honolulu Zoo Director Paul Breese announced yesterday after the sex of the baby giraffe born to Twiga on Monday had been determined.
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Giraffess means (rare) A female giraffe..
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Fable of the Giraffess / Once there was a Beautiful Giraffess, who was Presented at Court. Her Costume was the Limit, and King Lion was much struck by her Beauty and Charm. “I am Delighted to see you,” he said to the Beautiful Giraffess, “but where is your Husband? Was he not also Commanded to Come?” “Yes, Your Majesty,” answered the Beautiful Giraffess, “but he had to Pay so Much Money for my Low-Necked Dress that he could not afford to Buy a Collar for Himself.”
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