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camelid

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camelid [kəˈmɛlɪd]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of or relating to camels
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) belonging to the camel family, Camelidae
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any animal of the camel family


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The feed must be scattered or dispersed directly on the ground at least 100 yards from any area accessible to livestock such as: cattle, goats, sheep, new world camelids, bison, swine, horses, or captive cervidae.
Elsewhere in the world, humans have had to rely on other animals for this purpose, and in countries such as Peru in South America the alpaca, a camelid, still fulfils this role.
High in the Andes, southwest of La Paz and close to the Chilean border, lies Sajama national park, where production of the fleece from alpacas -- a shaggy llama-like camelid found only in South America -- is a tradition passed on through generations.
 
 
 
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