Definitions | Camelopardalis |
| proper noun
- (constellation) A faint circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a giraffe.
Translations: - French: Girafe
- German: Giraffe
- Spanish: Camelopardalis
Etymology: First recorded by the astronomer w:Jakob Bartsch, Jakob Bartsch in 1624, but probably created earlier by w:Petrus Plancius, Petrus Plancius. From (term, camelopardalis, camÄlopardalis, a camelopard, giraffe).
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