Definition of "camelopard" []

• A giraffe. (noun)
• Heraldry A bearing resembling a giraffe but represented with long curved horns. (noun)

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• "[- 23 -] I shall accordingly pass over this, and be silent on the other like events that subsequently took place -- unless, of course, it should seem to me thoroughly necessary to mention some particular point, -- but I will give an account of the so-called camelopard, because it was then for the first time introduced into Rome by Caesar and exhibited to all."
• "The _chamois_, or zomer of the ancient Jews, has by different authors been described as the camelopard or giraffe."
• "Mandriva Linux 2009 Release Candidate 1 (code name camelopard) is available on public mirrors now (or will be in the coming hours)."