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camelopard

/kuh-mel-uh-pahrd/US // kəˈmɛl əˌpɑrd //UK // (ˈkæmɪləˌpɑːd, kəˈmɛl-) //

豹子,山猫,驼鸟,骆驼牌

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Archaic.

    • : a giraffe.

Examples

  • The camelopard was to get his long neck by stretching for his food; and the duck her web-foot by paddling in the water.

  • It is also called the camelopard, suggesting a resemblance in shape to the camel and in color to the leopard.

  • The guanaco, a quadruped allied to the lama, and with some resemblance to the camelopard, is found in considerable numbers.

  • I was plucked as I entered the room over the word Camelopard.

  • At the zoological garden was found nearly every animal extant, from a mouse to a camelopard.