dromedary

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Any swift riding camel
Camelus dromedarius, the single-humped camel
{n} a very swift sort of camel
one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two humps
{i} single-humped camel (native to Arabia and northern Africa)
dromedaries a camel with one hump on its back
dromedary

    Hyphenation

    dro·me·da·ry

    Turkish pronunciation

    drämıderi

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdräməˌderē/ /ˈdrɑːməˌdɛriː/

    Etymology

    [ 'drä-m&-"der-E als ] (noun.) 13th century. Old French dromadaire from Late Latin dromedarius "kind of camel" from Latin dromas (genitive dromadis), from Greek δρομάς κάμηλος dromas kamelos "running camel" from δρόμος dromos "a race course.
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