1.
[syn: giraffe, camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 a neck and head like a
camel, and is spotted like a pard. See Camel, and Pard.]
(Zool.)
An African ruminant; the giraffe. See Giraffe.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
camelopard
n 1: tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small
horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical
Africa [syn: giraffe, camelopard, Giraffa
camelopardalis]