camelopard

[ kuh-mel-uh-pahrd ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a giraffe.

camelopard

/ ˈkæmɪləˌpɑːd; kəˈmɛl- /

noun

1. See giraffe
   an obsolete word for giraffe

Word History and Origins

Origin of camelopard¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin camēlopardus, for Latin camēlopardālis < Greek kamēlopárdalis giraffe, equivalent to kámēlo ( s ) camel + pardalis pard ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of camelopard¹

C14: from Medieval Latin camēlopardus, from Greek kamēlopardalis, from kamēlos camel + pardalis leopard , because the giraffe was thought to have a head like a camel's and spots like a leopard's

Example Sentences

The camelopard was to get his long neck by stretching for his food; and the duck her web-foot by paddling in the water.

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It is also called the camelopard, suggesting a resemblance in shape to the camel and in color to the leopard.

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The guanaco, a quadruped allied to the lama, and with some resemblance to the camelopard, is found in considerable numbers.

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I was plucked as I entered the room over the word Camelopard.

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At the zoological garden was found nearly every animal extant, from a mouse to a camelopard.

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