camelid
noun
cam·el·id
ˈka-mə-ˌlid 
: any of a family (Camelidae) of even-toed, ruminant (see ruminant entry 1) mammals having a 3-chambered stomach and including the camel, llama, guanaco, alpaca, and vicuña
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Learn about the South American camelids whose fleece is used in these products.
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The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 7 Feb. 2024
Scientists still don’t know why camelids and cartilaginous fishes, like sharks, are the only animals known to make heavy chain antibodies.
—Christina Szalinski, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
Llama Eating llama steak is the norm in Argentina’s northwest, given that the camelid is well adapted to the Jujuy province’s 2,000-plus meters above sea level altitude.
—Sorrel Moseley-Williams, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
As a proof of principle of the new plant defense strategy, Kamoun’s group turned to two standard camelid nanobodies that recognize not pathogen proteins, but two different fluorescent molecules, including one called green fluorescent protein (GFP).
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 2 Mar. 2023
But the variable domains of the camelid’s heavy-chain-only antibodies are singletons.
—Christina Szalinski, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
Also shown are an extinct camelid known as a palaeolama and a type of horse that lived in the region during the Ice Age.
—Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2020
Trooper Levi Macy was monitoring traffic near Baker City around 7:20 a.m. when the call of a wayward camelid wandering the highway came across his radio.
—oregonlive, 13 Oct. 2020
This antibody is a genetic characteristic llamas share with all camelids, the family of mammals that also includes alpacas, guanacos and dromedaries.
—Jillian Kramer, New York Times, 6 May 2020
The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 7 Feb. 2024
Scientists still don’t know why camelids and cartilaginous fishes, like sharks, are the only animals known to make heavy chain antibodies.
—Christina Szalinski, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
Llama Eating llama steak is the norm in Argentina’s northwest, given that the camelid is well adapted to the Jujuy province’s 2,000-plus meters above sea level altitude.
—Sorrel Moseley-Williams, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
As a proof of principle of the new plant defense strategy, Kamoun’s group turned to two standard camelid nanobodies that recognize not pathogen proteins, but two different fluorescent molecules, including one called green fluorescent protein (GFP).
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 2 Mar. 2023
But the variable domains of the camelid’s heavy-chain-only antibodies are singletons.
—Christina Szalinski, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
Also shown are an extinct camelid known as a palaeolama and a type of horse that lived in the region during the Ice Age.
—Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2020
Trooper Levi Macy was monitoring traffic near Baker City around 7:20 a.m. when the call of a wayward camelid wandering the highway came across his radio.
—oregonlive, 13 Oct. 2020
This antibody is a genetic characteristic llamas share with all camelids, the family of mammals that also includes alpacas, guanacos and dromedaries.
—Jillian Kramer, New York Times, 6 May 2020
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“Camelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camelid. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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