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Dromedary

Dromedary Definition And Meaning
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"edary\ (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}.

Dromedary Definition And Meaning

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

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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