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Arabian camel

American  

noun

  1. the dromedary.


Arabian camel British  

noun

  1. a domesticated camel, Camelus dromedarius, having one hump on its back and used as a beast of burden in the hot deserts of N Africa and SW Asia See also dromedary Compare Bactrian camel

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They are mostly the dromedary or Arabian camel, which has one hump, and is the species chosen for milk production.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2019

He reached his full growth when he was sixteen years old, and was then a fine specimen of an Arabian camel.

From Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories by Ellen Velvin

The coin on this page comes from Oman, the home of the Arabian camel and one of its most fertile provinces.

From Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children by Samuel Marinus Zwemer

The Arabian camel belongs to the one-humped species, though there are many varieties differing in appearance as much as the thoroughbred race-horse from the English cart-horse.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

The One-Hump camel is called an Arabian camel, or a dromedary.

From The Wonders of the Jungle Book One by Sarath Kumar Ghosh

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