camelopard

Other forms: camelopards

Definitions of camelopard
  1. noun
    tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
    synonyms: Giraffa camelopardalis, giraffe
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    types:
    Okapia johnstoni, okapi
    similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
    type of:
    ruminant
    any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
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