kəˈmeləˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Camelus, type genus + -idae
: a small family of ruminant mammals (order Artiodactyla) comprising camels, llamas, and extinct related forms all having long limbs with two toes and fused but distally divergent metapodials, a 3-chambered stomach, and oval red blood cells