Elephant vs. Giraffe

A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.

(figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.

A printing-paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches.

used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second

Example: ‘Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant...’;

ivory

A mammal of the order Proboscidia and family Elephantidae, of which two living species, Elephas maximus (formerly Elephas Indicus) and Loxodonta Africana (formerly E. Africanus), and several fossil species, are known. They have five toes, a long proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is classed as a pachyderm.

Ivory; the tusk of the elephant.

five-toed pachyderm

the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

Elephants are a select group of proboscideans belonging to the family Elephantidae. They are the largest existing land animals.

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

A giraffe unicycle.

(Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.

Example: ‘Are you having a giraffe?!’;

An African ruminant (Giraffa camelopardalis formerly Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family (Giraffidae) by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest of quadriped animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs. There are three types, having different patterns of spots on the pelt and different territories: the Reticulated Giraffe, the Masai Giraffe, and the Uganda Giraffe. Intermediate crosses are also observed.

tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

a large African mammal with a very long neck and forelegs, having a coat patterned with brown patches separated by lighter lines. It is the tallest living animal.

The giraffe (Giraffa) is an African artiodactyl mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. It is traditionally considered to be one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, with nine subspecies.