camelopard
nounUK /ˈkæ.mə.lə.pɑːd/ · US /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin camēlopardus, variant of camēlopardalis, from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”).
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Archaic Synonym of giraffe.
noun
UK /ˈkæ.mə.lə.pɑːd/ · US /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin camēlopardus, variant of camēlopardalis, from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”).
Archaic Synonym of giraffe.
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