The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OKAPI which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1976.
African animal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OKAPI | 43 % | 5 |
| GNU | 18 % | 3 |
| ELAND | 14 % | 5 |
| ZEBRA | 11 % | 5 |
| ORIBI | 4 % | 5 |
| GIRAFFE | 4 % | 7 |
| IMPALA | 4 % | 6 |
| ASSE | 4 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: African animal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- zebra
- gnu
- okapi
- eland
- giraffe
- impala
- ratel
- fennec
- jackal
- oryx
- meerkat
- springbok
Crossword Answer definitions
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.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result OKAPI
- Forest ruminant
- Giraffe relative
- Giraffe's cousin
- Giraffe-like creature
- Relative of a giraffe
- Giraffe-like
- Giraffe-like beast
- Striped giraffe relative
- Animal with striped legs
- Creature with striped legs
More clues leading to the result GNU
- Black wildebeest
- Wildebeest
- African runner
- Crossword antelope
- Ox-headed antelope
- Was acquainted with an antelope?
- Bearded antelope
- Hartebeest kin
- Operating system that's "not Unix"
- Bearded grazer
More clues leading to the result ELAND
- Dik-dik relative
- Spiral-horned beast
- African antelope
- Spiral-horned antelope
- Spiral-horned African bovine
- Kudu's cousin
- African antelope that makes clicking noises with its knees
- Antelope of crosswords
- Safari game
- Savannah creature
More clues leading to the result ZEBRA
- Popular zoo animal
- Striped critter
- "Madagascar"'s Marty, e.g.
- Quagga's extant kin
- Ref, slangily
- Chris Rock voiced one in "Madagascar"
- Black-and-white equine
- Gridiron whistle-blower, slangily
- Referee, slangily
- Maned animal
More clues leading to the result ORIBI
- African antelope
- Small antelope
- Pygmy antelope
- Antelope in Africa
- Kalahari antelope
- Small African antelope
- Veldt native
- Antelope with spikelike horns
- African grazer
- Serengeti antelope
More clues leading to the result GIRAFFE
- Creature that's looked up to?
- Okapi kin
- Largest ruminant
- Eighteen-footer
- Tallest living quadruped
- Toys "R" Us mascot
- Africa's tallest critter
- Acacia-eating mammal
- Long-necked mammal
- Tallest land animal
More clues leading to the result IMPALA
- Safari sight
- African antelope
- Once popular Chevy model
- Chevy full-sized sedan
- Classic Chevy
- Fleet antelope
- Reddish antelope
- Chevrolet model
- Chevrolet model used by the RCMP
- Chevy model