camelopard

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin camēlopardus, variant of camēlopardalis, from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.mə.lə.pɑːd/, /ˈkæ.mə.ləʊ.pɑːd/, /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑːd/, /ˈkæ.mɪ.ləʊˌpɑːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/, /ˈkæ.mə.loʊˌpɑɹd/, /ˈkæ.mə.ləˌpɑɹd/ Hyphenation: ca‧me‧lo‧pard === Noun === camelopard (plural camelopards) (archaic) Synonym of giraffe. Alternative form: cameleopard ==== Descendants ==== → Hawaiian: kamelopaki ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Languagehat thread with a discussion of the etymology of this word