Definition of camelopard in English:

camelopard

noun kəˈmɛləpɑːdˈkamɪlə(ʊ)pɑːdkəˈmɛləˌpɑrd

archaic

A giraffe.
〈古〉长颈鹿
Example sentencesExamples
- Before us stood, with their heads lifted high up, a troop of eighteen or twenty giraffes, or camelopards.
- The Greeks called the giraffe a camelopard, describing the animal as possessing a camel's body but wearing a leopard's coat.
- The moustache drawn on the camelopard is said to have been modeled after the moustache of Thomas Glover.
- The camelopard has short horns, covered with hair, truncated at the end, and tufted with hair.
- It is believed that the camelopard represented characteristics of both ‘parents’, namely a valiant warrior that would patiently persevere to the end.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kamēlopardalis, from kamēlos 'camel' + pardalis (see pard).

Definition of camelopard in US English:

camelopard

nounkəˈmeləˌpärdkəˈmɛləˌpɑrd

archaic

A giraffe.
〈古〉长颈鹿
Example sentencesExamples
- The camelopard has short horns, covered with hair, truncated at the end, and tufted with hair.
- The moustache drawn on the camelopard is said to have been modeled after the moustache of Thomas Glover.
- It is believed that the camelopard represented characteristics of both ‘parents’, namely a valiant warrior that would patiently persevere to the end.
- The Greeks called the giraffe a camelopard, describing the animal as possessing a camel's body but wearing a leopard's coat.
- Before us stood, with their heads lifted high up, a troop of eighteen or twenty giraffes, or camelopards.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kamēlopardalis, from kamēlos ‘camel’ + pardalis (see pard).

单词	camelopard
释义	Definition of camelopard in English: camelopard noun kəˈmɛləpɑːdˈkamɪlə(ʊ)pɑːdkəˈmɛləˌpɑrd archaic A giraffe. 〈古〉长颈鹿 Example sentencesExamples Before us stood, with their heads lifted high up, a troop of eighteen or twenty giraffes, or camelopards. The Greeks called the giraffe a camelopard, describing the animal as possessing a camel's body but wearing a leopard's coat. The moustache drawn on the camelopard is said to have been modeled after the moustache of Thomas Glover. The camelopard has short horns, covered with hair, truncated at the end, and tufted with hair. It is believed that the camelopard represented characteristics of both ‘parents’, namely a valiant warrior that would patiently persevere to the end. Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kamēlopardalis, from kamēlos 'camel' + pardalis (see pard). Definition of camelopard in US English: camelopard nounkəˈmeləˌpärdkəˈmɛləˌpɑrd archaic A giraffe. 〈古〉长颈鹿 Example sentencesExamples The camelopard has short horns, covered with hair, truncated at the end, and tufted with hair. The moustache drawn on the camelopard is said to have been modeled after the moustache of Thomas Glover. It is believed that the camelopard represented characteristics of both ‘parents’, namely a valiant warrior that would patiently persevere to the end. The Greeks called the giraffe a camelopard, describing the animal as possessing a camel's body but wearing a leopard's coat. Before us stood, with their heads lifted high up, a troop of eighteen or twenty giraffes, or camelopards. Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek kamēlopardalis, from kamēlos ‘camel’ + pardalis (see pard).
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