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camelopardalis

Meaning

A giraffe, camelopard

camēlopardalis

καμηλοπάρδαλη

camélopard

girafa

Giraffa

zerafe

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ka.meː.ɫɔˈpar.da.lɪs]

Romanized form of the Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”), from κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”) (camelus) + πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”), due to its having a long neck like a camel and spots like a leopard.