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🦙 A camel family animal 🦙 Related to camels
camelid

camelid

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A mammal in the camel family, like a camel or llama
  • noun
  • /ˈkæməˌlɪd/
  • Specialized
: camélido
  • Camelid Capers in Inverness offers picnic day hikes with llamas and other camelid animals.

Examples

  • Llamas are a type of camelid native to South America.

  • The camelid family includes animals like camels, llamas, and alpacas.

  • Scientists studied the unique blood cells of a camelid to understand its adaptation to dry climates.

  • Farmers in the Andes often raise camelids such as alpacas for their wool.

  • The camelid family includes many fascinating species.

  • Alpacas are members of the camelid family found in the Andes of Peru and Chile.

  • A camelid is any member of the camelidae family, which includes llamas, alpacas, and vicuñas.

Surface Forms

camelid singular
camelids plural

Morphology

camelid = camel (semi-transparent) = camel + id

The noun is clearly a member of the camel family formed with the taxonomic suffix '-id'; the family-member sense is technical and may not be immediately predictable to all learners.

Etymology

Camelid names a member of the camel family and comes from camel with the ending -id, which shows 'one of' or 'related to'. So a camelid is a 'camel-type' animal such as a camel, llama, or alpaca.