'Camelopard' definitions:
Definition of 'camelopard'
(from WordNet)
noun
Tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa [syn: giraffe, camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis]
Definition of 'Camelopard'
From: 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]