"Camelidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The only extant family of the suborder Tylopoda (order Artiodactyla). Currently living members include domesticated species, DROMEDARIES (with one-hump); BACTRIAN CAMELS (with two humps); LLAMAS; ALPACAS, and wild feral camels; VICUNAS; and GUANACOS. Although they get nutrients from plants by rumination, they evolved separately from the RUMINANTS which have four-chambered stomachs. Camelidae have three-chambered stomachs.
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D000071194
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.500.190
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