Bactrian
Britishadjective
noun
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In this case, the researchers were able to work out the Kushan meaning using parallel inscriptions in Bactrian carved into rocks found at Almosi Gorge and at Dašt-i Nāwur, in Afghanistan, in the 1960s.
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
Around 200 BCE, the Bactrian kingdom invaded and conquered the Indus River valley.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
A two-humped Bactrian camel can weigh more than 2,000 pounds.
From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2021
I must have given him a devil’s glare because he raised his hands in surrender and went back to rousing the fainted Bactrian camel.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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