Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere in the large space between Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and Perseus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of ruminant quadrupeds: same as
Giraffa . - noun A northern constellation formed by Bartsch and named by Hevelius. It is situated between Cepheus, Perseus, Ursa Major and Minor, and Draco. As given by Hevelius, the name was Camelopardalus.
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- proper noun astronomy A faint
circumpolar constellation of thenorthern sky, said to resemble agiraffe .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is located in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
10-Year-Old Girl Makes Amazing Discovery The Huffington Post 2011
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It is located in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
10-Year-Old Girl Makes Amazing Discovery The Huffington Post 2011
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It is located in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
10-Year-Old Girl Makes Amazing Discovery The Huffington Post 2011
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It is located in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
10-Year-Old Girl Makes Amazing Discovery The Huffington Post 2011
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‘Notes on the anatomy of the Nubian giraffe Camelopardalis’, Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 2, 217–48.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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‘Notes on the anatomy of the Nubian giraffe Camelopardalis’, Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 2, 217–48.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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And lastly, anyone who likes may admire the Camelopard (_Camelopardalis_), between the Great Bear, Cepheus, and the Charioteer.
Half-Hours with the Stars A Plain and Easy Guide to the Knowledge of the Constellations 1862
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The fifth type is, perhaps, the most extraordinary of all; it should represent not only the order _Rasores_ among birds, but also the _Camelopardalis_ among ruminating quadrupeds.
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Kathryn Gray was studying images taken at an amateur observatory when she spotted the magnitude 17 supernova in the galaxy UGC 3378, in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
BBC News - Home 2011
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Gray located hers in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
alexz commented on the word Camelopardalis
Giraffe. Aka. A camel leopard.
February 19, 2016