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GENUS CAMELUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Camelus mean?
• GENUS CAMELUS (noun)
The noun GENUS CAMELUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Camelidae: camels
Familiarity information: GENUS CAMELUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Camelidae: camels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Camelus; genus Camelus
Hypernyms ("genus Camelus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Camelus"):
camel (cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions)
Holonyms ("genus Camelus" is a member of...):
Camelidae; family Camelidae (camels and llamas and vicunas)
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