tylopod
/ˈtaɪləpɒd/noun
1- Zoology an even-toed ungulate mammal of a group that comprises the camels, llamas, and their extinct relatives. They are distinguished by bearing their weight on the sole-pads of the feet rather than on the hoofs, and they do not chew the cud.【动】骆驼亚目动物。
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- Suborder Tylopoda, order Artiodactyla: family Camelidae骆驼亚目, 偶蹄目:骆驼科。
词源
late 19th cent: from modern Latin tylopoda, from Greek tulos 'knob' or tulē 'callus, cushion' +pous, pod- 'foot'.