DROMEDARY

Etymology

Noun

dromedary (plural dromedaries)

The single-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius).

Synonyms: Arabian camel, dromedarian, dromedary camel, Somali camel

Any swift riding camel.

Usage notes

The dromedary was formerly known by a number of different binomial names

Camelus aegyptiacus Friedrich August Rudolph Kolenati, 1847

Camelus africanus Gloger, 1841

Camelus arabicus Charles Desmoulins, 1823

Camelus dromas Peter Simon Pallas, 1811

Camelus dromos Kerr, 1792

Camelus ferus Falk,1786

Camelus lukius Kolenati, 1847

Camelus polytrichus Kolenati, 1847

Camelus turcomanichus Johann Fischer von Waldheim, 1829

Camelus vulgaris Kolenati, 1847

Hypernyms

• camel

Coordinate terms

Source: Wiktionary


Drom"e*da*ry, n.; pl. Dromedaries. Etym: [F. dromadaire, LL. dromedarius, fr. L. dromas (sc. camelus), fr. Gr. dram to run.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two humps.

Note: In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the better breeds of this species of camel. See Deloul.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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