camelopard

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin camēlopardalis, from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”), from κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”) + πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.mə.lə.pɑːd/, /ˈkæ.mə.ləʊ.pɑːd/, /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑːd/, /ˈkæ.mɪ.ləʊˌpɑːd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/, /ˈkæ.mə.loʊˌpɑɹd/, /ˈkæ.mə.ləˌpɑɹd/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧me‧lo‧pard

Noun[edit]

camelopard (plural camelopards)

  1. (archaic) A giraffe.

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Hawaiian: kamelopaki

Translations[edit]

giraffe — see giraffe

Further reading[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=camelopard&oldid=77827057"