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Definition of Genus Camelus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Camelidae: camels.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Camelidae, Family Camelidae
Member holonyms: Camel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Camelus
Literary usage of Genus Camelus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1840)
"Of the genus Camelus, I possess the remains of two species ; one exceeding a
horse in size, the other a little less. To which of the two sub-groups of this ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1878)
"... a form hitherto only known as American, which is intermediate between the
genus Camelus and the ..."
3. Organic Evolution: A Text Book by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"... certain bones preserved at Yale are half again as large as equivalent elements
from a Bactrian camel. Typical camels, of the genus Camelus, differ from ..."
4. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
"The genus Camelus embraces two species, which are only known in the domesticated
state. The dromedary, or African camel, has one hump on the back; ..."
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