camelopardine

camelopardine

English

Adjective

camelopardine (comparative more camelopardine, superlative most camelopardine)

1. (rare) Pertaining to a giraffe.
   • 1843, George Payne Rainsford James, The Commissioner, page 201:

     Nevertheless, there she was — dressed out in white satin, with a red velvet toque, and a bird-of-paradise feather, several strings of pearls set off to the greatest advantage by the white and yellow skin of her camelopardine neck, and a pair of diamond bracelets hanging loose upon either skinny arm.

   • 1865, John George Wood, The Illustrated Natural History: Mammalia, page 686:

     As soon as it has enten the tender and green portion of the grass, it rejects the remainder as unfit for camelopardine consumption.