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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of giraffe. archaic
2. 2
   tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

giraffeanimalantelopearmadillobatbuck

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin camēlopardus, variant of camēlopardalis, from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”).

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