The giraffes' coats were spotted like a leopard's.

Meaning: This means that the giraffes' fur had many small dots or marks on it, just like a leopard's fur.

Choice of Words: Coats are the outer layer of an animal's body, including the fur or hair. Spotted means having many small dots or marks on a surface. Leopard's are big cats with yellow fur and black spots.

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The giraffes' coats were spotted like a leopard's.

Meaning: This means that the giraffes' coats had many small dots or marks like a leopard's coat. It's like saying, The giraffes had coats that were covered in many small dots or marks, just like a leopard's coat.

Choice of Words: Giraffes are tall animals with long necks. Coats are the outer covering of an animal. Spotted means having many small dots or marks. Leopard is a big cat with a spotted coat. The sentence is saying that the giraffes' coats had many small dots or marks like a leopard's coat.

The giraffes had spotted coats, like a leopard.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence. It's saying that the giraffes' coats had many small dots or marks like a leopard's coat. It's like saying, The giraffes had coats that were covered in many small dots or marks, just like a leopard's coat.

Choice of Words: Giraffes are tall animals with long necks. Coats are the outer covering of an animal. Spotted means having many small dots or marks. Leopard is a big cat with a spotted coat. The sentence is saying that the giraffes' coats had many small dots or marks like a leopard's coat.

The giraffes' coats were covered in spots, just like a leopard's.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences. It's saying that the giraffes' coats had many small dots or marks like a leopard's coat. It's like saying, The giraffes had coats that were covered in many small dots or marks, just like a leopard's coat.

Choice of Words: Giraffes are tall animals with long necks. Coats are the outer covering of an animal. Spotted means having many small dots or marks. Leopard is a big cat with a spotted coat. The sentence is saying that the giraffes' coats had many small dots or marks like a leopard's coat.

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