camelopard

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camelopard

/ˈkæ.mə.lə.pɑːd/ UK
/ˈkæ.mə.ləʊ.pɑːd/ UK
/kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑːd/ UK
/ˈkæ.mɪ.ləʊˌpɑːd/ UK
/kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/ US
/ˈkæ.mə.loʊˌpɑɹd/ US
/ˈkæ.mə.ləˌpɑɹd/ US

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin camēlopardus, variant of camēlopardalis, from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”).

noun camelopards

archaic Synonym of giraffe.
Similar: giraffe

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"camelopard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/camelopard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"camelopard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/camelopard.

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@misc{camelopard_2026,
  title = {camelopard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/camelopard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}