Alticamelus

noun

Al·​ti·​ca·​me·​lus

ˌaltə̇kəˈmēləs

: a genus of large long-necked American Miocene camels

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from alti- + Camelus

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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