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- noun Plural form of
dromedary .
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Examples
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They are called dromedaries, a word that means swift-runner.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Jewett Castello Gilson
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(But I will call the dromedaries here in Morocco camels anyway because everyone does.)
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In Morocco, camels have one hump and are actually called dromedaries (but they still call them camels).
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(But I will call the dromedaries here in Morocco camels anyway because everyone does.)
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Three dromedaries trudged through dusty, arid northeastern Kenya near the border with
Masha Hamilton describes the inspiration for her 2007 novel, The Camel Bookmobile 2010
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Abulites met him there formally to surrender Susa and bestow on its new king regal gifts of the finest purple cloth, dromedaries, and imported Indian elephants.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Abulites met him there formally to surrender Susa and bestow on its new king regal gifts of the finest purple cloth, dromedaries, and imported Indian elephants.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Abulites met him there formally to surrender Susa and bestow on its new king regal gifts of the finest purple cloth, dromedaries, and imported Indian elephants.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The sight of the droopy cockatoos in their cages and the sad dromedaries humphing along the street touched Luka's generous young heart.
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Labels: dromedaries, fail, marriage, The Arts posted by Angus @ 1/11/2008 08: 56: 00 AM
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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