noun. A giraffe.

noun. A bearing resembling a giraffe but represented with long curved horns.

noun. The giraffe: so called from a certain resemblance in form to a camel, and from its spotted coloration, like that of the pard or leopard.

noun. In heraldry, a bearing representing a creature like a giraffe, but with long and generally curved horns, borrowed from the medieval bestiaries. Also formerly camelopardal, camelopardel.

noun. An African ruminant; the giraffe. See giraffe.

noun. A giraffe.

noun. tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

"[- 23 -] I shall accordingly pass over this, and be silent on the other like events that subsequently took place -- unless, of course, it should seem to me thoroughly necessary to mention some particular point, -- but I will give an account of the so-called camelopard, because it was then for the first time introduced into Rome by Caesar and exhibited to all."

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