Genus Camelus (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Camelidae: camels.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Camelus includes the domesticated dromedary and the domesticated Bactrian camel as well as their wild relatives.
- The type genus of the Camelidae family is genus Camelus which includes two domesticated species of camels.
- Camelus is a genus of the family Camelidae that comprises camels with a single hump and two humps.
- In the genus Camelus the domesticated dromedary is a major representative with the scientific name Camelus dromedarius.
- Genus Camelus contains six species that include two domesticated and four wild relatives.