camelopard

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.mə.lə.pɑːd/,/ˈkæ.mə.ləʊ.pɑːd/,/kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑːd/,/ˈkæ.mɪ.ləʊˌpɑːd/ invalid IPA characters (/,//,//,/)
  • (US) IPA(key): /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/,/ˈkæ.mə.loʊˌpɑɹd/,/ˈkæ.mə.ləˌpɑɹd/ invalid IPA characters (/,//,/)

Noun

camelopard (plural camelopards)

  1. (archaic) A giraffe.

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