dromedary

[ drom-i-der-ee, druhm- ]

/ ˈdrɒm ɪˌdɛr i, ˈdrʌm- /

noun, plural drom·e·dar·ies.

the single-humped camel, Camelus dromedarius, of Arabia and northern Africa.

Nearby words

droit du seigneur, droitural, droke, droll, drollery, dromedary, dromograph, dromomania, dromond, dromos, dromotropic

Origin of dromedary

1300–50; Middle English dromedarie, -ary (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin dromedārius (camēlus) < Greek dromad- (stem of dromás) running + Latin -ārius -ary

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Examples from the Web for dromedary

The maribout stopped his dromedary at the tent of the emir Hadjy, who commanded the caravan.
The Pacha of Many Tales|Frederick Marryat
Finally Tishmak got up and mounted his dromedary, motioning for the others to follow suit.
Captured by the Arabs|James H. Foster
He utilizes neither the crane, nor the quail, nor the dromedary, nor the lizard.
Amiel's Journal|Henri-Frdric Amiel
Mandeville, having eat like an ogre, began to drink like a dromedary.
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846|Various

The One-Hump camel is called an Arabian camel, or a dromedary.
The Wonders of the Jungle|Prince Sarath Ghosh

British Dictionary definitions for dromedary

dromedary

/ (ˈdrʌmədərɪ, -drɪ, ˈdrɒm-) /

noun plural -daries

a type of Arabian camel bred for racing and riding, having a single hump and long slender legs

another name for Arabian camel

Word Origin for dromedary

C14: from Late Latin dromedārius (camēlus), from Greek dromas running

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