I don't know if you can, but there are too useful options in mysqldump that can help you.
The first option is to reset the structure only without any data by adding the -d option
mysqldump -d -h host -u username -p databasename > dumpfile.sql
Another great option is where, and here is the description from the manual:
--where="where-condition", -w "where-condition" Dump only records selected by the given WHERE condition. Note that quotes around the condition are mandatory if it contains spaces or characters that are special to your command interpreter. Examples: "--where=user='jimf'" "-wuserid>1" "-wuserid<1"
For more information, check it out on the mysqldump man page: http://linuxcommand.org/man_pages/mysqldump1.html
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