Associations to the word «Okapi»
Noun
Wiktionary
OKAPI, 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.
Dictionary definition
OKAPI, noun. Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.