Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is a camelopard?

What is a camelopard? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (archaic) A giraffe.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
Not until the seventeenth century did the English, who fixated on the giraffe's camel-ish shape and leopard-ish coloring, stop calling it a camelopard.
The guanaco, a quadruped allied to the lama and with some resemblance to the camelopard, is found in considerable numbers.
Some authors have proved the mildness and docility of the camelopard, while others represent it as incapable of being tamed.
Then she rose with dignity, and walked like a camelopard all down the room on the side opposite to Mr. Oldfield.
In 1827, King George IV was ridiculed, riding on his new gift of a giraffe with his mistress, in The Camelopard or a New Hobby.
This was not the case with the camelopard that had got loose and fled among the foremost.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
10-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024