Definition of Camelus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Camelidae: camels.

Exact synonyms: Genus Camelus
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Camelidae, Family Camelidae
Member holonyms: Camel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Camelus

Cambro-Britons
Cambs
Cambyses
Camden
Camdenite
Camdenites
CamelCase
Camelidae
Camelina
Camelina sativa
Camellia State
Camellia japonica
Camellia sinensis
Camelopardalis
Camelot
Camelus (current term)
Camelus bactrianus
Camelus dromedarius
Camembert
Cameron
Cameronian
Cameronians
Cameronite
Cameronites
Cameroon
Cameroon franc
Cameroonian
Cameroonian Pidgin English
Cameroonians
Cameroons

Literary usage of Camelus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of Ruminant Mammalia: (Pecora, Linnæus) in the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1872)
"Camelus. Back with one or two humps. Tail short, tufted. ... Camelus bactrianus. (The Mecheri or Camel.) BM Back with two humps. Camelus bactrianus, Gray ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"Camelus, Lin. The Camels approximate to the preceding order rather more than the others. They not only always have canini in both jaws, but they also have ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1887)
"They shed this tooth at an early period, but very rarely a camel is found in which the tooth persists. The anterior premolar of the normal Camelus is in ..."

4. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"... slender muscles that take their origin from the [anterior commissure of the sphincter ani]. [Family CAMELID^E.] OF THE CAMEL [Camelus dromedarius, L.]. ..."

5. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1910)
"Camelus SALTAT WHAT say you, critic, now you have become An author and maternal ?—in this trap (To quote you) of poor hollow folk who rap On instruments as ..."

6. View of Ancient and Modern Egypt: With an Outline of Its Natural History by Michael Russell (1842)
"... Serpentine—Of Upper Egypt—Limestone Strata—Sandstone and Trap —Puddingstone—Verde Antico—Natron Rocks—Minerals—Precious Stones—Ores—ZOOLOGY—Camelus ..."

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