cameleopard

Etymology

From Latin camēlopardalis, the spelling influenced by leopard. More at camelopard.

Noun

cameleopard (plural cameleopards)

1. Alternative spelling of camelopard
   • 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Witch of Atlas, verse 6:

     And first the spotted cameleopard came, / And then the wise and fearless elephant;