camelopard

noun

ca·​mel·​o·​pard kə-ˈme-lə-ˌpärd 

1

archaic : giraffe

2

capitalized : camelopardalis

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin camelopardus, alteration of Latin camelopardalis, from Greek kamēlopardalis, from kamēlos camel + pardalis leopard

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1