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Camelidae
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Camelidae [ka′mel·ə‚dē]
(vertebrate zoology)
A family of tylopod ruminants in the superfamily Cameloidea of the order Artiodactyla, including four species of camels and llamas.


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``Alpacas and llamas, while they're both camelids, they didn't evolve from the same species,'' Skelton said.
The contract will provide an income boost over the next year for the 1,500 indigenous families who are members of the Camelids Production Co.
John Hare, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers' Club of America has lectured to the Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, the United Nations, the Great Britain-China Centre, the British Camelid Society and the Scientific Exploration Society.
 
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