camelopard

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin camēlopardalis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”), from κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”) + πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”)

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkæ.mə.lə.pɑːd/, /ˈkæ.mə.ləʊ.pɑːd/, /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑːd/, /ˈkæ.mɪ.ləʊˌpɑːd/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/, /ˈkæ.mə.loʊˌpɑɹd/, /ˈkæ.mə.ləˌpɑɹd/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧me‧lo‧pard

Noun

camelopard (plural camelopards)

  1. (archaic) A giraffe.

Synonyms

Translations

giraffe — see giraffe

Further reading

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