Camel, Arvana Dromedary

drom·e·dar·y (dr

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n. pl. drom·e·dar·ies

The one-humped domesticated camel (Camelus dromedarius), widely used as a beast of burden in northern Africa and western Asia. Also called Arabian camel.

[Middle English dromedarie, from Old French dromedaire, from Late Latin dromedrius, from Latin dromas, dromad-, from Greek, running.]

dromedary [ˈdrʌmədərɪ -drɪ ˈdrɒm-]

n pl -daries

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a type of Arabian camel bred for racing and riding, having a single hump and long slender legs

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for Arabian camel

[from Late Latin dromedārius (camēlus), from Greek dromas running]

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.

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Noun

dromedary - one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia

Arabian camel, Camelus dromedarius

camel - cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

Translations

dromedary [ˈdrɒmɪdərɪ] N → dromedario m

dromedary [ˈdrʌmədəri ˈdrɒmədəri] n → dromadaire m

dromedary

n → Dromedar nt

dromedary [ˈdrɒmɪd/ərɪ] n → dromedario

dromedary camel

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