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camelopard

/kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-me-lo-pard
IPA
/kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of giraffe.

Archaic

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: καμηλοπάρδαλις

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/
  • British English: /ˈkæ.mə.lə.pɑːd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

camelopards (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cameleopard

Synonyms

giraffe giraffa camelopardalis

Questions

How do you pronounce camelopard?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈmɛ.lə.pɑɹd/.
What does camelopard mean?
Synonym of giraffe.
Where does camelopard come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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