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Dromedary
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What's The Definition Of Dromedary?
[n] one-humped camel of the hot deserts of North Africa and southwestern Asia
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dromedary: Arabian camel | Camelus dromedarius Related Terms | Find terms related to Dromedary: antelope | ass | beast of burden | buck | camel | camelopard | Cape elk | caribou | deer | deerlet | doe | draft animal | eland | elephant | elk | fallow deer | fawn | gazelle | giraffe | gnu | hart | hartebeest | hind | horse | husky | kaama | llama | malamute | moose | mule | mule deer | musk deer | okapi | ox | pack horse | red deer | reindeer | roe | roe deer | roebuck | Siberian husky | sledge dog | springbok | stag | sumpter | sumpter horse | sumpter mule | Virginia deer | wildebeest See Also | camel Dromedary In Webster's Dictionary \Drom"e*da*ry\ (dr[u^]m"[-e]*d[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
{Dromedaries}. [F. dromadaire, LL. dromedarius, fr. L. dromas
(sc. camelus), fr. Gr. droma`s running, from dramei`n, used
as aor. of tre`chein to run; cf. Skr. dram to run.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The Arabian camel ({Camelus dromedarius}), having one hump or
protuberance on the back, in distinction from the {Bactrian
camel}, which has two humps.
Note: In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the
better breeds of this species of camel. See {Deloul}.
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