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camel
(redirected from Dromedary Camel)

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cam·el  (kml)
n.
1. A humped, long-necked ruminant mammal of the genus Camelus, domesticated in Old World desert regions as a beast of burden and as a source of wool, milk, and meat.
2. A device used to raise sunken objects, consisting of a hollow structure that is submerged, attached tightly to the object, and pumped free of water. Also called caisson.
3. Sports A spin in figure skating that is performed in an arabesque or modified arabesque position.

[Middle English, from Old English and from Anglo-Norman cameil, both from Latin camlus, from Greek kamlos, of Semitic origin; see gml1 in Semitic roots.]

camel
Noun
either of two humped mammals, the dromedary and Bactrian camel, that can survive long periods without food or water in desert regions [Greek kamēlos]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.camelcamel - cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
Camelus, genus Camelus - type genus of the Camelidae: camels
Arabian camel, Camelus dromedarius, dromedary - one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus - two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia
Translations
camel [ˈkæməl] ncamello

camel [ˈkæməl] nchameau m

camel [ˈkæməl] nKamel nt

camel [ˈkæməl] ncammello

camel
n camel [ˈkӕməl]
a desert animal with one (dromedaryˈdromədəri) or two (bactrian (camel)ˈbӕktriən) humps on its back, used for carrying goods and/or people. kameel جَمَل камила velbloud kamel das Kamel (Dromedar, Trampeltier) καμήλα camello kaamel شتر kameli chameau גָמָל ऊंट deva teve onta úlfaldi: drómedari (einn hnúður); kameldÿr (tveir hnúðar) cammello らくだ 낙타 kupranugaris kamielis unta kameel dromedar; kamel wielbłąd camelo cămilă верблюд ťava kamela kamila kamel อูฐ deve 駱駝 верблюд اونٹ lạc đà


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