Ca·mel'o·pard (kȧ*mĕl'o*pärd or kăm'ĕl*o*pärd; 277) noun [ Late Latin camelopardus , Latin camelopardalus , camelopardalis , from Greek kamhlopa`rdalis ; ka`mhlos a camel + pa`rdalis pard, leopard: confer Frenc... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/12
Camelopard was a name once (originally by the Romans) given to the giraffe, in the mistaken belief that the creature was a cross between a camel and a leopard. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BC.HTM