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Bactrian camel vs. dromedary

noun
  1. an Asian camel, Camelus bactrianus, having two humps on the back: an endangered species.
[ drom-i-der-ee, druhm- ]
noun,
  1. the single-humped camel, Camelus dromedarius, of Arabia and northern Africa.

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