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}]
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