(n)tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa, Syn.camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis
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n. [ LL. camelopardus, L. camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr. kamhlopa`rdalis; ka`mhlos a camel + pa`rdalis pard, leopard: cf. F. camélopard. The camelopard has a neck and head like a camel, and is spotted like a pard. See Camel, and Pard. ] (Zool.) An African ruminant; the giraffe. See Giraffe. [ 1913 Webster ]