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camelopard definition

ca·melo·pard (kə mel′ə pärd′)

noun

giraffe

Etymology: LL camelopardus < L camelopardalus < Gr kamēlopardalis < kamēlos, camel + pardalis, pard, leopard: so called from neck (like a camel's) and spots (like a pard's)

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