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Camelopard (kȧ‑mĕlˈṓ‑pärd or kămˈĕl‑ṓ‑pärd; 277), n. [LL. camelopardus, L. camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr. καμηλοπάρδαλις; κάμηλος a camel + πάρδαλις 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.

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giraffe (jĭ‑răfˈ; 277), n. [F. girafe, Sp. girafa, from Ar. zurāfa, zarāfa.] (Zool.) An African ruminant (Giraffa camelopardalis formerly Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family (Giraffidae) by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest of quadriped animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs.  There are three types, having different patterns of spots on the pelt and different territories: the Reticulated Giraffe, the Masai Giraffe, and the Uganda Giraffe.  Intermediate crosses are also observed.

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