Camelopardalis

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proper noun

A faint circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a giraffe.

OriginLatin camēlopardalis →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyA faint circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a giraffe.

Origin

  1. Latincamēlopardalis“a camelopard, giraffe”
  2. EnglishCamelopardalis

First recorded by the astronomer Jakob Bartsch in 1624, but probably created earlier by Petrus Plancius. From Latin camēlopardalis (“a camelopard, giraffe”).

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Translations

Catalan Girafa
  • Girafaconstellation
Chinese Cantonese 鹿豹座
  • 鹿豹座 (luk⁶ paau³ zo⁶)constellation
Chinese Mandarin 鹿豹座
  • 鹿豹座 (Lùbàozuò)constellation
Esperanto Ĝirafo
  • Ĝirafoconstellation
Estonian Kaelkirjak
  • Kaelkirjakconstellation
Finnish Kirahvi
  • Kirahviconstellation
French Girafe
  • Girafeconstellation
German Giraffe, Kamelopard
  • Giraffeconstellation
  • Kamelopardconstellation
Greek Καμηλοπάρδαλις
  • Καμηλοπάρδαλις (Kamilopárdalis)constellation
Irish an Sioráf
  • an Sioráfconstellation
Japanese 麒麟座, きりん座
  • 麒麟座 (Kirinza)constellation
  • きりん座 (Kirinza)constellation
Korean 기린자리
  • 기린자리 (Girinjari)constellation
Malay Zirafah
  • Zirafahconstellation
Polish Żyrafa
  • Żyrafaconstellation
Portuguese Girafa
  • Girafaconstellation
Russian Жира́ф
  • Жира́ф (Žiráf)constellation
Spanish Camelopardalis
  • Camelopardalisconstellation
Cite this entry
APA

Camelopardalis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camelopardalis

MLA

“Camelopardalis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camelopardalis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Camelopardalis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camelopardalis.

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