- giraffe camel
- noun
: any of several long-necked No. American fossil camels of the Miocene
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
giraffe camel
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giraffe — 1590s, giraffa, from It. giraffa, from Arabic zarafa, probably from an African language. Earlier M.E. spellings varied wildly, depending on the source, including jarraf, ziraph, and gerfauntz, some apparently directly from Arabic, the last… … Etymology dictionary
Giraffe — Taxobox name = Giraffe status = LR/cd | status system = IUCN2.3 trend = stable status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=Antelope Specialist Group|year=1996|id=9194|title=Giraffa camelopardalis|downloaded=5 May 2006 ] image width = 230px regnum = Animalia … Wikipedia
Giraffe given to Charles X of France by Muhammad Ali of Egypt — The giraffe given to Charles X of France by Muhammad Ali of Egypt (?1825 [« On a varié sur son âge compté en nombre de lunes ; cependant on est parvenu à concilier quelques renseignemens contradictoires et à établir qu elle avait pris vingt deux… … Wikipedia
camel — camellike, adj. /kam euhl/, n. 1. either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World. Cf. Bactrian camel, dromedary. 2. a color ranging from yellowish tan to yellowish brown. 3. Also called camel spin. Skating … Universalium
giraffe — [17] The 16th century name for the ‘giraffe’ was camelopard, a compound of camel and leopard appropriate enough in view of the animal’s long neck and leopard like spots, but in the 17th century a rival term came on the scene – giraffe. This was… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
giraffe — [17] The 16th century name for the ‘giraffe’ was camelopard, a compound of camel and leopard appropriate enough in view of the animal’s long neck and leopard like spots, but in the 17th century a rival term came on the scene – giraffe. This was… … Word origins
camel — Synonyms and related words: Cape elk, Siberian husky, Virginia deer, antelope, ass, beast of burden, buck, camelopard, caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, draft animal, dromedary, eland, elephant, elk, fallow deer, fawn, gazelle, giraffe, gnu, hart,… … Moby Thesaurus
giraffe — Synonyms and related words: Cape elk, Virginia deer, antelope, buck, camel, camelopard, caribou, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eland, elk, fallow deer, fawn, gazelle, gnu, hart, hartebeest, hind, kaama, moose, mule deer, musk deer, okapi, red… … Moby Thesaurus
Medici giraffe — The Gathering of Manna (1540) by Francesco Bacchiacca. The artist s accurate depiction owes a debt to the Medici giraffe … Wikipedia
Camelid — Temporal range: 45–0 Ma … Wikipedia
