dromedary
the single-humped camel, Camelus dromedarius, of Arabia and northern Africa.
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Origin of dromedary
1- Compare Bactrian camel.
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How to use dromedary in a sentence
As dromedaries roam the desert, they munch on plastic bags and other trash that drift into trees and pile up along roadsides.
Camels have been dying after mistaking plastic for food | Asher Jones | January 15, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThe arrow-swift horses of a Persian trader slept in one stall; a tall dromedary shook his tether in another.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThe dromedary, therefore, occupies an immense tract of land, while the camel is confined to narrow limits.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonSo saying, he let the grateful sunlight into the dromedary's innards.
Humour of the North | Lawrence J. BurpeeOnce, in an early stage of her fearful journey, she was conscious that the dromedary had been urged to its utmost speed.
Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
The snorts and restless motions of the dromedary, straining at its tether, denoted danger.
Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
British Dictionary definitions for dromedary
/ (ˈdrʌmədərɪ, -drɪ, ˈdrɒm-) /
a type of Arabian camel bred for racing and riding, having a single hump and long slender legs
another name for Arabian camel
Origin of dromedary
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