camelopard
a giraffe.
Origin of camelopard
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How to use camelopard in a sentence
The camelopard was to get his long neck by stretching for his food; and the duck her web-foot by paddling in the water.
It is also called the camelopard, suggesting a resemblance in shape to the camel and in color to the leopard.
Educational Toys | Louis C. PetersenThe guanaco, a quadruped allied to the lama, and with some resemblance to the camelopard, is found in considerable numbers.
The Captive in Patagonia | Benjamin Franklin BourneI was plucked as I entered the room over the word camelopard.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 | Augustus J. C. HareAt the zoological garden was found nearly every animal extant, from a mouse to a camelopard.
Every-Day Errors of Speech | L. P. Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for camelopard
/ (ˈkæmɪləˌpɑːd, kəˈmɛl-) /
an obsolete word for giraffe
Origin of camelopard
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