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

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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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