CAMELOPARD

giraffe, camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

camelopard (plural camelopards)

(archaic) A giraffe.

Synonyms

• giraffe

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*mel"o*pard, n. Etym: [LL. camelopardus, L. camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr. camélopard. The camelopard has a neck and head like a camel, and is spotted like a pard. See Camel, and Pard.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An African ruminant; the giraffe. See Giraffe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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