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