camelopard

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

camelopard
    n 1: tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small
         horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical
         Africa [syn: {giraffe}, {camelopard}, {Giraffa
         camelopardalis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Camelopard \Ca*mel"o*pard\ (k[.a]*m[e^]l"[-o]*p[aum]rd or
   k[a^]m"[e^]l*[-o]*p[aum]rd; 277), n. [LL. camelopardus, L.
   camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr. kamhlopa`rdalis;
   ka`mhlos a camel + pa`rdalis pard, leopard: cf. F.
   cam['e]lopard. 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]