camelopard

US /kəˈmɛləˌpɑrd/ UK /kəˈmɛləpɑːd/ See IPA manual

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noun
an archaic name for the giraffe

Medieval bestiaries pictured the camelopard with spotted hide.

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1 noun · an archaic name for the... giraffe

Etymology

From Latin camēlopardus, from Ancient Greek kamēlopardalis, a compound of kamēlos ('camel') and pardalis ('leopard'), so named because the animal has a camel-like neck and leopard-like spots.

kamēlopardalis Ancient Greek kamēlos Ancient Greek pardalis Ancient Greek

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# camelopard

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˈmɛləˌpɑrd/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈmɛləpɑːd/

## Meanings
1. an archaic name for the giraffe

## Examples
- Medieval bestiaries pictured the camelopard with spotted hide.

## Synonyms
- giraffe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: kamēlopardalis
- Root: kamēlos
- Root: pardalis

## Etymology
From Latin camēlopardus, from Ancient Greek kamēlopardalis, a compound of kamēlos ('camel') and pardalis ('leopard'), so named because the animal has a camel-like neck and leopard-like spots.

## AI Etymology
Camelopard is from Latin camēlopardus, from Ancient Greek kamēlopardalis, a compound of kamēlos ('camel') and pardalis ('leopard'), so named because the animal has a camel-like neck and leopard-like spots. Important recorded forms include kamēlopardalis (Ancient Greek), kamēlos (Ancient Greek), and pardalis (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers an archaic name for the giraffe.

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