Bactrian camel


noun
  1. an Asian camel, Camelus bactrianus, having two humps on the back: an endangered species.

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Origin of Bactrian camel

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First recorded in 1600–10

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How to use Bactrian camel in a sentence

  • And, however severe the weather may be, the Bactrian camel never sleeps under a roof.

    Bible Animals; | J. G. Wood

British Dictionary definitions for Bactrian camel

Bactrian camel

noun
  1. a two-humped camel, Camelus bactrianus, used as a beast of burden in the cold deserts of central Asia: Compare Arabian camel

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