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Camelopardalis

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

Proper noun

Camelopardalis

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

Camelopardalis meaning in Malay

Camelopardalis in Malay

constellation
Zirafah

Origin of Camelopardalis

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

Questions about Camelopardalis

What does Camelopardalis mean?
Camelopardalis means a faint circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a giraffe.
What is Camelopardalis in Malay?
Camelopardalis in Malay is Zirafah. See Camelopardalis meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Camelopardalis?
Camelopardalis is a proper noun.

Words near Camelopardalis in the dictionary

  1. camelmen
  2. cameloid
  3. cameloids
  4. Camelon
  5. camelopard
  6. Camelopardalis
  7. Camelopardalus
  8. camelopardine
  9. camelopards
  10. Camelopardus
  11. camelot

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