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Definition of Camelus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Camelidae: camels.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Camelidae, Family Camelidae
Member holonyms: Camel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camelus
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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