cameloidadj.n.
/ˈkaməlɔɪd/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the Camelidæ or camel family of ruminants.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Camelidae (camel) > [adjective]
cameline1865
cameloid1885
phalangigrade1890
tylopod1891
tylopodous-
1885 tr. Schmidt's Mammalia 156 The cameloid type of Ruminant.
1924 Glasgow Herald 8 Nov. 4 Herds of camels..trekked across..to Europe, leaving North America..with a glorious graveyard of cameloid progenitors.
B. n.
An animal of this family.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Camelidae (camel) > [noun]
olfendeOE
camelc950
oont1815
ship of the desert1823
desert-ship1824
cameloid1888
humpy1934
1888 Longman's Mag. July 298 That the existing cameloids should be so strangely distributed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.n.1885