Camelopard (Camelopardalis giraffa), an old name for the giraffe, which recalls the curious old notion that certain strange animals originated very simply by crossing. The giraffe was supposed to spring from the camel and the leopard (pardalis). See GIRAFFE.
Camelopard
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 674
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