Ca|mel|o|pard

Ca|mel|o|pard
ca|mel|o|pard «kuh MEHL uh pahrd», noun.
the giraffe. The giraffe was given this name because it is formed somewhat like a camel, and is spotted like a leopard.
[< Late Latin camēlopardus < Latin camēlopardalis < Greek kamēlopárdalis < kámēlos camel + párdalis leopard, pard]
Ca|mel|o|pard «kuh MEHL uh pahrd», noun.
a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Cassiopeia; the Giraffe.

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  • camelopard — ca·mel·o·pard …   English syllables

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  • Camelopard — Ca*mel o*pard (k[.a]*m[e^]l [ o]*p[aum]rd or k[a^]m [e^]l*[ o]*p[aum]rd; 277), n. [LL. camelopardus, L. camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr. kamhlopa rdalis; ka mhlos a camel + pa rdalis pard, leopard: cf. F. cam[ e]lopard. The camelopard has… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • camelopard — ca•mel•o•pard [[t]kəˈmɛl əˌpɑrd[/t]] n. archaic a giraffe • Etymology: 1350–1400; < Gk kámēlo(s) camel+pardalis pard I …   From formal English to slang

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