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Definition of Camelopards
1. camelopard [n] - See also: camelopard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camelopards
Literary usage of Camelopards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Critical and historical essays, contributed to The Edinburgh review by Thomas Babington Macaulay (1861)
"... the mind back to the times when the smoke of sacrifice rose from the Pantheon,
and when camelopards and tigers bounded in the Flavian amphitheatre. ..."
2. The Okavango River: A Narrative of Travel, Exploration and Adventure by Charles John Andersson (1861)
"A Herd of camelopards or Giraffes.—One Shot.—A comic Scene.—A Lion wounded.—The
Antelope.—The Eland.— The Numerousness of this ruminant Tribe. ..."
3. Historical Researches on the Wars and Sports of the Mongols and Romans: In by John Ranking (1826)
"... camelopards Crocodiles - Ostriches, fyc.in surprising numbers. - Grand Triumphal
Processions at Rome. - Chariots drawn by tamed Lions, Leopards, Tigers, ..."
4. Tales of Travels in Central Africa: Including Denham and Clapperton's by William Joseph Snelling (1831)
"camelopards.— The travellers set out for Tripoli.— They arrive safely, and return
to England. ... camelopards ..."
5. Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa: With by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming (1850)
"A troop of lions, on their way to the fountain, were prowling about to leeward
of the camelopards: a part of the dogs took after the ..."
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