camelopard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of camelopard
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin camēlopardus, for Latin camēlopardālis < Greek kamēlopárdalis giraffe, equivalent to kámēlo ( s ) camel + pardalis pard 1
Example Sentences
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Not until the seventeenth century did the English, who fixated on the giraffe’s camel-ish shape and leopard-ish coloring, stop calling it a camelopard.
From The New Yorker ● May 17, 2016
The eyes of the camelopard are worthy of all praise.
From The Giraffe Hunters by Reid, Mayne
They are called “Camel-thorns,” for the reason that the camelopard was fond of browsing upon their foliage.
From Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
The chamois, or zomer of the ancient Jews, has by different authors been described as the camelopard or giraffe.
From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael
Nay, worse even, for when the sermon commenced, she rushed out of her seat, and began to hunt about under the people's feet in the free benches for a missing camelopard!
From Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves by Broderip, Frances Freeling
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