cameloid

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adjective

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).”

OriginEnglish camel ← Middle English camel ← Old Northern French came →
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Meanings

adjectivecameloid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLike 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).

nouncameloid (plural cameloids)

plural cameloids

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκάμηλος (kámēlos)
  2. Vulgar Latin*camellus
  3. Old Northern Frenchcame
  4. Middle Englishcamel
  5. Englishcamel
  6. Englishcameloid

From camel + -oid.

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Translations

French caméloïde
  • caméloïdeTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

melodicaamelodiccomedial
Cite this entry
APA

cameloid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cameloid

MLA

“cameloid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cameloid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cameloid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cameloid.

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