dromedary (plural dromedaries)
The single-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius).
Synonyms: Arabian camel, dromedarian, dromedary camel, Somali camel
Any swift riding camel.
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
• camel
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
5 April 2025
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