camelopardo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin camēlopardalis, from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”), from κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”) + πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”).

Noun

camelopardo m (plural camelopardi, feminine cameloparda)

  1. camelopard, giraffe
    Synonym: giraffa
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