Bactrian camel

American  

noun

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

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Bactrian camel British  

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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Etymology

Origin of Bactrian camel

First recorded in 1600–10

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• Bactrian camel vs. dromedary

Example Sentences

It’s a young Uzbek messenger, riding a Bactrian camel, wearing an old wide-brimmed hat.

From Literature

It has cloned critically endangered, double-humped wild Bactrian camels using the eggs and surrogate mothers of single humped camels, Wani said.

From Reuters

A two-humped Bactrian camel can weigh more than 2,000 pounds.

From Washington Post

He said he was relieved the llama and Bactrian camels, which have two humps and thick shaggy coats, had been found.

From BBC

He was a Bactrian camel that’s native Asia, so the cold weather didn’t bother him.

From Washington Times