2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: camelopard noun: tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa [syn: {giraffe}, {Giraffa camelopardalis}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [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), noun [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}.] (Zo["o]l.) An African ruminant; the giraffe. See {Giraffe}.

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