this is the giraffe's scientific name.
2007-02-26 07:50:19 · 3 answers · asked by teddybearr 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Giraffa camelopardalis: the common name 'giraffe' comes from Arabic and the scientific name derives from this (the meanings given are varied, but "graceful" is the most likely). In ancient times the Greeks called the animal the camelopard, meaning roughly "camel spotted like a leopard", referring to the basic shape of the giraffe and its markings. The second part of the scientific name derives from this word.
2007-02-26 07:56:33 · answer #1 · answered by Billy Fish 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It was thought to have the body shape of a camel and the coloring of a leopard.
2007-02-26 08:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like the name of a smothie!
i'll have one giaffa cameloparadalis plz!
2007-02-26 10:44:37 · answer #3 · answered by MYCHEMICALROMANCE!! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋