霍加狓

huòjiāpí
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 okapi (Okapia johnstoni, the forest giraffe of the Congo)

Examples

Huòjiāpí shì chángjǐnglù wéiyī de jìnqīn, shēnghuó zài Gāngguǒ de yǔlín zhōng.
The okapi is the only close relative of the giraffe and lives in the rainforests of Congo.
Huòjiāpí de tuǐbù yǒu lèisì bānmǎ de hēibái tiáowén.
The okapi has zebra-like black-and-white stripes on its legs.

Tips

history
Unknown to science until 1901 when British explorer Harry Johnston sent a hide to London; previously Europeans dismissed local Mbuti reports as legend. The Chinese name is a phonetic approximation of 'okapi'. The animal is now the emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's wildlife institute.

Stroke Order

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