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camelopard

ca·me·lo·pard

UK/ˈkæ.mə.lə.pɑːd/ US/ˈkæ.mə.ləʊ.pɑːd/ uncommon archaic

noun

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tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

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

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