Bactrian
Britishadjective
noun
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Today there are more than 800–roughly the population of Tapanuli orangutans or wild Bactrian camels, but it’s too late to change metaphors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
By 327BC, Alexander the Great had conquered the region and married a Bactrian woman named Roxana, after defeating the Achaemenid ruler.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
Their observations suggest the Kushan script records a language that developed mid-way between Bactrian and a language known as Khotanese Saka that was spoken in ancient western China.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 19, 2023
It has cloned critically endangered, double-humped wild Bactrian camels using the eggs and surrogate mothers of single humped camels, Wani said.
From Reuters ● May 25, 2023
The domestic animals that were ridden were the horse, donkey, yak, reindeer, and Arabian and Bactrian camels.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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