drom·e·dar·y (dr m  -d r  , dr m-)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 dromed  rius, from Latin dromas, dromad-, from Greek, running.] |
dromedary [drom-mid-er-ee]
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pl -daries a camel with a single hump [Greek dromas running]
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| Noun | 1. |  dromedary - one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asiacamel - cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions |
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