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Definition of Camelopard
1. Noun. Tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa.
Generic synonyms: Ruminant
Group relationships: Genus Giraffa, Giraffa
Specialized synonyms: Okapi, Okapia Johnstoni
Definition of Camelopard
1. n. An African ruminant; the giraffe. See Giraffe.
Definition of Camelopard
1. Noun. A giraffe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Camelopard
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camelopard
Literary usage of Camelopard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1827)
"camelopard.—Hitherto natural historians have committed the same error with respect
to the camelopard, that they have committed with respect to the ..."
2. The Edinburgh Journal of Science by Sir David Brewster (1827)
"Some authors have proved the mildness and docility of the camelopard, while others
represent it as incapable of being tamed. This difference is ascribed by ..."
3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"camelopard ; see Camel. Camera. (LL camera, a chamber ; hence camera obscura, a
dark chamber, box for photography ; see Chamber. Camlet, a stuff. (F. —Arab. ..."
4. The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce: Written by Himself, During a by Nathaniel Pearce (1831)
"No. III. THE camelopard, MONKEYS, &c. The camelopard is a native of the northern
and north-western boundaries of Abyssinia. ..."
5. Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa: With by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming (1874)
"... upon the Cattle Furniture— The camelopard — Description of its Habits — Booby,
a Bechuana Kraal—Gun Medicine—Disastrous Finale to an Incantation—Native ..."
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