Camelopard

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Camelopard \Ca*mel"o*pard\ (k[.a]*m[e^]l"[-o]*p[aum]rd or
     k[a^]m"[e^]l*[-o]*p[aum]rd; 277), n. [LL. camelopardus, L.
     camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr. kamhlopa`rdalis;
     ka`mhlos a camel + pa`rdalis pard, leopard: cf. F.
     cam['e]lopard. The camelopard has a neck and head like a
     camel, and is spotted like a pard. See {Camel}, and {Pard}.]


     (Zool.)
     An African ruminant; the {giraffe}. See {Giraffe}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  camelopard
       n : tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small
           horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of
           tropical Africa [syn: {giraffe}, {Giraffa camelopardalis}]