camelopard

N ยีราฟ  giraffe ye-raf

CAMELOPARD

n.[camelus and pardalis.] The giraff, a species constituting the genus Camelopardalis. This animal has two straight horns, without branches, six inches long, covered with hair, truncated at the end and tufted. On the forehead, is a tubercle, two inches high, resembling another horn. The fore legs are not much longer than the hind ones, but the shoulders are of such a vast length, as to render the fore part of the animal much higher than the hind part. The head is like that of a stag; the neck is slender and elegant, furnished with a short mane. The color of the whole animal is a dirty white marked with large broad rusty spots. This animal is found in the central and eastern parts of Africa. It is timid and not fleet.

CAMELOPARD

Ca *mel "o *pard, n. Etym: [LL. camelopardus, L. camelopardalus,camelopardalis, fr. Gr. camélopard. The camelopard has a neck and head like a camel, and is spotted like a pard. See Camel, and Pard. ] (Zoöl.)

camelopard

ca mel o pard |kəˈmeləˌpärd kəˈmɛləpɑrd | ▶noun archaic a giraffe. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kamēlopardalis, from kamēlos ‘camel ’ + pardalis (see pard ).

Camelopardalis

Ca mel o par da lis |kəˌmeləˈpärdl -is kəˌmɛləˈpɑrdələs |Astronomy a large but inconspicuous northern constellation (the Giraffe ), between Polaris and Perseus. • (as genitive Camelopardalis ) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Alpha Camelopardalis. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek kamēlopardalis (see camelopard ).

camelopard

camelopard |ˈkamɪlə (ʊ )pɑːd, kəˈmɛləpɑːd | ▶noun archaic a giraffe. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kamēlopardalis, from kamēlos ‘camel ’ + pardalis (see pard ).

Camelopardalis

Camelopardalis |kəˌmɛlə (ʊ )ˈpɑːd (ə )lɪs |Astronomy a large but inconspicuous northern constellation (the Giraffe ), between the Pole Star and Perseus. • (as genitive Camelopardalis |kəmɛləˈpɑːd (ə )lɪs |) used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Alpha Camelopardalis. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek kamēlopardalis (see camelopard ).