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dromedary

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drom·e·dar·y  (drm-dr, drm-)
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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dromedarydromedary - 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 [ˈdrɒmɪd/ərɪ] n → dromedario
dromedary camel


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Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
In the great Zoological Gardens we found specimens of all the animals the world produces, I think, including a dromedary, a monkey ornamented with tufts of brilliant blue and carmine hair--a very gorgeous monkey he was-- a hippopotamus from the Nile, and a sort of tall, long-legged bird with a beak like a powder horn and close-fitting wings like the tails of a dress coat.
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Creakle's part of the house was a good deal more comfortable than ours, and he had a snug bit of garden that looked pleasant after the dusty playground, which was such a desert in miniature, that I thought no one but a camel, or a dromedary, could have felt at home in it.
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