camelopard

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Latin#CAMELOPARDCategory:English learned borrowings from Latin#CAMELOPARDCategory:English terms derived from Latin#CAMELOPARD camēlopardus, variant of camēlopardalis, from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#CAMELOPARD καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

camelopard (plural camelopards)Category:English lemmas#CAMELOPARDCategory:English nouns#CAMELOPARDCategory:English countable nouns#CAMELOPARDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CAMELOPARDCategory:Pages with entries#CAMELOPARDCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CAMELOPARD

  1. (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#CAMELOPARD) Synonym of giraffe.
    Alternative form: cameleopard

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References

  1. ↑ “camelopard, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Further reading

Category:en:Even-toed ungulates#CAMELOPARD
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