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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
Spanish camel [ˈkæməl] ncamello
French camel [ˈkæməl] nchameau m
German camel [ˈkæməl] nKamel nt
Italian camel [ˈkæməl] ncammello

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Three metamorphoses of the spirit do I designate to you: how the spirit becometh a camel, the camel a lion, and the lion at last a child.
The person that I spoke to to get me a camel would have gone and fetched one for me; but I, like a fool, must be officious, and go myself along with him; the place was about two miles out of the village, where it seems they kept the camels and horses feeding under a guard.
THE CAMEL, when he saw the Bull adorned with horns, envied him and wished that he himself could obtain the same honors.
 
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