camelopard

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin camēlopardus, variant of camēlopardalis, from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”).[1]

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/
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  • Hyphenation: ca‧me‧lo‧pard

Noun

camelopard (plural camelopards)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of giraffe.
    Alternative form: cameleopard

Descendants

  • → Hawaiian: kamelopaki

Translations

References

  1. ^ “camelopard, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Further reading

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