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noun
- a large ruminant mammal, (Okapia johnstoni), found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe, but with a much shorter neck, a reddish brown coat and zebra-like stripes on its hindquarters.
Translations: - French: okapi
- Spanish: okapi
Etymology: From Lese language in Africa; oka (to cut) + kpi(a kind of arrow design of the Efe, from the myth that it decorates its hindquaters with the designs, hence the stripes.
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