It is from the Greek word and was chosen because the animal looks a little like a camel and is spotted like a leopard.
the scientific name of giraffe is "giraffe GophiniaIt's Giraffa camelopardalis.
That is the common name; Giraffe. The scientific name is Giraffa Camelopardalis
The scientific name for giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis, comes from a combination of the ancient Greek words for camel ("camelopardalis") and for fast-walker ("giraffa"). This name was likely given due to the giraffe's long legs and neck, resembling attributes of camels and leopards.
Giraffa camelopardalis
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Giraffa camelopardalis.
giraffa camelopardalis
the scientific name for a giraffe is Giraffa camelopardalis! weird huh? In fact, camelopardalis comes from scientist believing the giraffe to be a combination of a camel and a leopard.
The scientific name of the giraffe is Giraffa camelopardalis. It is of the animal Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia,Order Artiodactyla and Family Giraffidae.
The Romans called giraffes cameleopardis ( say camel-loperdis) which basically means camel with leopard spots.
The nine recognized subspecies of giraffes are the Northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa), Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata), West African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta), East African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis), and the Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi). Each subspecies is differentiated by distinct physical markings and geographic distribution across Africa.
Animals have a scientific name because that is the word in Latin. We have an non-scientific name too because it is much easier to learn as a child.
camelopardalis.