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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dromedary \drom"edary\ dru^m"-edaslry^, n.; pl.
dromedaries -ri^z. 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. zool.
the arabian camel camelus dromedarius, having one hump or
protuberance on the back, in distinction from the bactrian
camel, which has two humps.
1913 webster
note: in arabia and egypt the name is restricted to the
better breeds of this species of camel. see deloul.
dromond
see also:
dromedaries camelus dromedarius bactrian camel deloul
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
dromedary
n : one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern africa and
southwestern asia syn: arabian camel, camelus
dromedarius
see also:
arabian camel camelus dromedarius
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
49 moby thesaurus words for "dromedary":
cape elk, siberian husky, virginia deer, antelope, ass,
beast of burden, buck, camel, camelopard, 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, sledge dog,
springbok, stag, sumpter, sumpter horse, sumpter mule,
wildebeest
- [4] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
dromedary
isa. 60:6, an african or arabian species of camel having only
one hump, while the bactrian camel has two. it is distinguished
from the camel only as a trained saddle-horse is distinguished
from a cart-horse. it is remarkable for its speed jer. 2:23.
camels are frequently spoken of in partriarchal times gen.
12:16; 24:10; 30:43; 31:17, etc.. they were used for carrying
burdens gen. 37:25; judg. 6:5, and for riding gen. 24:64.
the hair of the camel falls off of itself in spring, and is
woven into coarse cloths and garments matt. 3:4. see camel.
see also:
camel
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