An animal belonging to the camel family (Camelidae), including camels, llamas, alpacas, guanacos, and vicuñas; or resembling a camel.
From Camel + -oid (from Greek eidos meaning 'form' or 'shape'). The -oid suffix became standard in biology for identifying related organisms or resemblant things. This term unified diverse animals under one taxonomic umbrella.
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