Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the suborder Tylopoda — the camels.

Etymologies

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Camelus +‎ -idae

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Examples

  • ‡ The basic type of dog comprises the whole family of canines (Canidae), and the basic type of camel, the whole family of camels (Camelidae).

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • ‡ The basic type of dog comprises the whole family of canines (Canidae), and the basic type of camel, the whole family of camels (Camelidae).

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • ‡ The basic type of dog comprises the whole family of canines (Canidae), and the basic type of camel, the whole family of camels (Camelidae).

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • ‡ The basic type of dog comprises the whole family of canines (Canidae), and the basic type of camel, the whole family of camels (Camelidae).

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • The company, based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, was formed in 2008 by a trio of former Ablynx executives to develop a platform based on conventional antibody structures found in the Camelidae family.

    GEN News Highlights 2009

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