ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAMELOPARD
From Medieval Latin camēlopardus, from Greek kamēlopardalis, from kamēloscamel + pardalisleopard, because the giraffe was thought to have a head like a camel's and spots like a leopard's.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAMELOPARD»
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camelopard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View ...
This description, in conformity with the mosaic, agrees too accurately with the
camelopard to allow us to doubt that the artist had not designed to represent
these animals, the most curious of Africa, and which had been brought on
different ...
2
The Mythical Creatures Bible: The Definitive Guide to ...
r. Camelopard. Ancient travelers to Egypt, India, Ethiopia, and Arabia returned to
their own countries with tales of actual animals so marvelous they seemed to be
mythic. Because no one in Europe had ever seen these creatures, travelers ...
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The Edinburgh Journal of Science
Notices regarding the Camelopard. , As a live camelopard has been sent to
London and another to Paris, the history and habits of these animals have
excited some interest. At a meeting of the Academy of Sciences on the 2d July
last, ...
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Astronomical Observations, Made at the Royal Observatory at ...
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The Bad Child's Book of Beasts
The camelopard The Camelopard, it is said By travellers (who never lie), He
cannot stretch out straight in bed Because he is so high. The clouds surround his
lofty head, His hornlets touch the sky. How shall I hunt I Hunting the camelopard
this ...
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Royal Astronomical Society, 1822
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The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal
six inches in length.' This description, in conformity with the mosaic, agrees too
accurately with the camelopard to allow us to doubt that the artist had not
designed to represent these animals, the most curious of Africa, and which had
been ...
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Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society
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The Edinburgh new philosophical journal
liappened with reference to it. Some Egyptians going to see it in the dress of their
country, the animal gave evident signs of joy, and loaded them with caresses.
This fact is explained by the lively affection which the camelopard entertains for
the ...
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Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society
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Royal Astronomical Society, 1850
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAMELOPARD»
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Thomas Jefferson Built This Country On Mastodons
... can be compared with the elephant, the rhinoceros, the hippopotamus, the dromedary, the camelopard [giraffe], the buffalo, the lion, the tiger, ... «Atlas Obscura, Jul 15»
Joe Reigel wins the spelling bee
Words that could not be spelled included rosacea, camelopard, campanile and transcutaneous. When Benjamin missed flagellatory, Joe had a ... «Islands' Sounder, Jan 15»
Column 8: Tall tales about European giraffes
P. B. is quite right, and having checked our sources, apparently the camelopard in question was the first giraffe to arrive in France. This may or ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
Meteors at the rate of 400 per hour to light up sultanate's skies on …
... after the constellation from which they appear to radiate from. In this case, the Camelopardalis originates in the Camelopard constellation.” ... «Muscat Daily, May 14»
New meteor shower forecasted to peak tonight
"The meteors will radiate from the constellation Camelopardalis (camelopard), a very obscure northern constellation. Its name is derived from ... «Tucson News Now, May 14»
Everything you need to know: Camelopardalids could be the best …
The meteors will radiate from the constellation Camelopardalis (camelopard), a very obscure northern constellation. Its name is derived from ... «EarthSky, Jan 14»
A history of animal attraction
In 1827, King George IV was ridiculed, riding on his new gift of a giraffe with his mistress, in The Camelopard or a New Hobby. Other themes of ... «Coventry Telegraph, Oct 13»
Giraffes look gorgeous, even in decline
They called it a camelopard, after its camel-like gawkiness and its leopard-like spots, and the rumour arose that it was an actual hybrid of those ... «New Scientist, Sep 13»
Clifford the giraffe celebrates birthday
... gorged on a platter of kale, carrots and bananas -- a birthday concoction fit for a camelopard -- in front of about a dozen friends and admirers. «Newsday, Jul 13»
Ask YOUR family! Think you're brain of Britain? Try these fiendish …
... equipment salesman? 7) Thinking that its parents were a camel and a leopard, Europeans once called which animal a 'camelopard'? «Daily Mail, Aug 11»
