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camelopard

ca·mel·o·pard [ kə méllə prd ] (plural ca·mel·o·pards)


noun 
Definition:
 
zoology  ( archaic )
Same as  giraffe


[14th century. < Latin camelopardus< Greek kamēlopardalis< kamēlos "camel" + pardalis "pard" (because the animal has a head like a camel and spots like a leopard)]
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