camelopard

English

Alternative forms

• cameleopard

Etymology

From Latin camēlopardalis, from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”), from κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”) + πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.mə.lə.pɑːd/, /ˈkæ.mə.ləʊ.pɑːd/, /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑːd/, /ˈkæ.mɪ.ləʊˌpɑːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/, /ˈkæ.mə.loʊˌpɑɹd/, /ˈkæ.mə.ləˌpɑɹd/
• Hyphenation: ca‧me‧lo‧pard

Noun

camelopard (plural camelopards)

1. (archaic) A giraffe.

Synonyms

• giraffe

Descendants

• → Hawaiian: kamelopaki

Translations

giraffe — see giraffe

Further reading

• This Languagehat thread includes a discussion of the etymology of this word