Camelidae

Camelidae
noun
camels and llamas and vicunas
Syn: ↑family Camelidae
Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
Member Holonyms: ↑Artiodactyla, ↑order Artiodactyla
Member Meronyms: ↑Camelus, ↑genus Camelus, ↑Lama, ↑genus Lama, ↑Vicugna, ↑genus Vicugna

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\\kəˈmeləˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Camelus, type genus + -idae
: a small family of ruminant mammals (order Artiodactyla) comprising camels, llamas, and extinct related forms all having long limbs with two toes and fused but distally divergent metapodials, a 3-chambered stomach, and oval red blood cells

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