tylopod

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtʌɪlə(ʊ)pɒd/

noun

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.
    • Suborder Tylopoda, order Artiodactyla: family Camelidae

Origin:

late 19th century: from modern Latin Tylopoda, from Greek tulos 'knob' or tulē 'callus, cushion' + pous, pod- 'foot'