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Bactrian

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Bac·tri·an  (bktr-n)
adj.
Of or relating to Bactria or its people, language, or culture.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Bactria.
2. The Middle Iranian language of the Bactrians, known from scattered inscriptions and legal documents extending into the Islamic period.
Bactrian [ˈbæktrɪən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Bactria,
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Bactria
dromedary, Bactrian - A one-hump camel is a dromedary (from Latin, meaning "swift camel," from Greek dromas, "runner") and a two-hump camel is a Bactrian (from Bactria in Asia).
See also related terms for runner.
Translations
bactrian camel
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As when the TARTAR from his RUSSIAN Foe By ASTRACAN over the Snowie Plaines Retires, or BACTRIAN Sophi from the hornes Of TURKISH Crescent, leaves all waste beyond The Realme of ALADULE, in his retreate To TAURIS or CASBEEN.
Paradise Lost by Milton, John View in context
They crossed a snowy pass in cold moonlight, when the lama, mildly chaffing Kim, went through up to his knees, like a Bactrian camel - the snow-bred, shag-haired sort that came into the Kashmir Serai.
Kim by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
 
 
 
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