How do you use Okapi in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like giraffe, plus the exact meaning.
Okapi meaning
A large ruminant mammal, of species 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 the hindquarters.
Synonyms of Okapi
Using Okapi
- The main meaning on this page is: A large ruminant mammal, of species 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 the hindquarters.
- Useful related words include: okapia johnstoni, giraffe, camelopard, giraffa camelopardalis.
- In the example corpus, okapi often appears in combinations such as: the okapi, okapi and, okapi though.
Context around Okapi
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Okapi
- In this selection, "okapi" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, protect, though, left and conservation stand out and add context to how "okapi" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the okapi left both and giraffe and okapi lineages dates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "okapi" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with okapi
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Paleotragus resembled the okapi and may been its ancestor. (9 words)
Others find that the okapi linage diverged earlier, before Giraffokeryx. (10 words)
The okapi has large palatine sinuses, unique among the giraffids. (10 words)
Maxwell Chadiwa (25) of Dulivhadzimu suburb pounced on Ms Muchaziva Gonorashe while she was about to leave her house in Dulivhadzimu suburb for Musina, South Africa, in the early hours and stabbed her with an okapi knife. (37 words)
The two genera together with Palaeotragus constitute the tribe Giraffini. citation Evolution Despite the vast difference in neck length the okapi (left) and the giraffe (right) both have seven cervical vertebrae. (31 words)
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve and Maiko National Park support significant populations of the okapi, though there has been a steady decline in numbers due to several threats. (27 words)
Example sentences (16)
The Okapi Conservation Project was established in 1987 to protect okapi populations.
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve and Maiko National Park support significant populations of the okapi, though there has been a steady decline in numbers due to several threats.
Ask me about okapi and let me know your ideas for making TCU greener.
Maxwell Chadiwa (25) of Dulivhadzimu suburb pounced on Ms Muchaziva Gonorashe while she was about to leave her house in Dulivhadzimu suburb for Musina, South Africa, in the early hours and stabbed her with an okapi knife.
The okapi’s native habitat is deep in the forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the Dallas Zoo has five of them.
With the exception of the okapi, these animals are not permitted for export.
Although generally tranquil, the okapi can kick and butt with its head to show aggression.
Another similarity to the okapi, though the bongo is unrelated, is that the bongo has a long prehensile tongue which it uses to grasp grasses and leaves.
Neck Despite the vast difference in neck length the giraffe (right) and the okapi (left) both have seven cervical vertebrae.
Others find that the okapi linage diverged earlier, before Giraffokeryx.
Paleotragus resembled the okapi and may been its ancestor.
The divergence of giraffe and okapi lineages dates to around 11.5 mya.
The okapi has large palatine sinuses, unique among the giraffids.
The okapi's average lifespan is 20 to 30 years.
The okapi stands about convert tall at the shoulder and has an average body length of about convert.
The two genera together with Palaeotragus constitute the tribe Giraffini. citation Evolution Despite the vast difference in neck length the okapi (left) and the giraffe (right) both have seven cervical vertebrae.
Common combinations with okapi
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: