Camelid
/ˈkæm.əl.ɪd/noun
A member of the camel family, including camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos.
Did you know?The scientific family name Camelidae was built from the Latin camelus, ultimately from Greek kamēlos, a borrowing tied to the animal’s arrival into Mediterranean trade and transport networks.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kamēlos
“camel”
Latin
Latin
camelus
“camel”
18th–19th Century
New Latin
Camelidae
“the camel family in zoological classification”
19th Century
English
camelid
“a member of the camel family”