Camelopardalis

American  

[kuh-mel-uh-pahr-dl-is, kam-uh-loh-] / kəˌmɛl əˈpɑr dl ɪs, ˌkæm ə loʊ- /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Camelopardalis

1. the Giraffe, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Perseus.

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Example Sentences

Naval Observatory, it can be found in the constellation Camelopardalis.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

But the cameras also observed that Perseids meteors are closer to the constellation Cassiopeia in July when they are first detected, and nearer to the constellation Camelopardalis in September.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2017

On May 8 of the same year, a burst came from the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

The fifth type is, perhaps, the most extraordinary of all; it should represent not only the order Rasores among birds, but also the Camelopardalis among ruminating quadrupeds.

From Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. by Vasey, George

The Mormon Ambassador from Deseret—Delta Camelopardalis V.... The Ambassador from Spica VII, a short jolly-looking little fellow, with a head like a seal's, long arms, short legs and a tail like a kangaroo's....

From Lone Star Planet by Piper, H. Beam