cameloid

cameloid

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Afrikaans kameelbor.
English camel
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Latin -oīdēslbor.
English -oid
English cameloid

    From camel + -oid.

    Adjective

    cameloid (not comparable)

    1. Like a camel, or as found in a camel.
      A cameloid cell is an elliptical red blood corpuscle found in mammals only among the camel family (Camelidae).

    Noun

    cameloid (plural cameloids)

    1. Any (fictional) animal similar to a camel.
    2. Misspelling of camelid.

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