dromedary

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

noun,plural drom·e·dar·ies.
  1. the single-humped camel, Camelus dromedarius, of Arabia and northern Africa.

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Origin of dromedary

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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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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.

  • The arrow-swift horses of a Persian trader slept in one stall; a tall dromedary shook his tether in another.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • The 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 Buffon
  • So saying, he let the grateful sunlight into the dromedary's innards.

    Humour of the North | Lawrence J. Burpee
  • Once, 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

dromedary

/ (ˈdrʌmədərɪ, -drɪ, ˈdrɒm-) /


nounplural -daries
  1. a type of Arabian camel bred for racing and riding, having a single hump and long slender legs

  2. another name for Arabian camel

Origin of dromedary

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

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