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Camelopardalis

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

noun

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


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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 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

Lynx.—This constellation is south of Camelopardalis and Ursa Major, and north of Gemini and Cancer.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard

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