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[[Image:Allocamelus from Topsell's The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Allocamelus from | [[Image:Allocamelus from Topsell's The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Allocamelus from Edward Topsell's ''The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents'', 1658; the image was originally from a Dutch work published in 1558. Topsell believed that the creature was the offspring of a camel and mule.]] | ||
In | In heraldry, the '''allocamelus''', or '''ass-camel''', was the depiction of a mythical creature with the head of a donkey and body of a camel; it is the legendary representation of the llama. | ||
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