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)

(archaic) A giraffe.

Synonyms

giraffe

Translations

giraffe — see giraffe

Further reading

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

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