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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