camelopard

English

Alternative forms

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

Descendants
  • → Hawaiian: kamelopaki

Translations
giraffe — see giraffe

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.