Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A one-humped domesticated camel (Camelus dromedarius), widely used as a beast of burden in desert regions from northern Africa to western Asia.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A thorough-bred or blooded Arabian camel, of more than ordinary speed and bottom, expressly cultivated and used for riding.
- noun Same as
dromon .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The Arabian camel (
Camelus dromedarius ), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from theBactrian camel , which has two humps.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Camelus dromedarius , the single-humpedcamel . - noun Any swift riding camel.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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-- E.] [Footnote 77: In modern language the term dromedary is very improperly applied to the Bactrian, or two-hunched camel, a slow beast of burden.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784
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The word dromedary is formed from the Greek _celer_, and only belongs to
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784
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Turkistan or Bactriana; the dromedary is confined to Arabia and
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Perplexed Tribune auditors decided the dromedary was a capital expense and wired O'Reilly: "WHERE IS CAMEL?"
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Perplexed Tribune auditors decided the dromedary was a capital expense and wired O'Reilly: "WHERE IS CAMEL?"
Sparing no expense: Reimbursements to remember John Kelly 2009
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The trot of the dromedary is a pace terribly disagreeable to the rider, until he becomes a little accustomed to it; but after the first half-hour I so far schooled myself to this new exercise, that
Eothen 2003
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And he said there was another camel with two humps, and he was created for riding, and was called a dromedary, and when ye rode him, ye sat at your ease between the two humps, which made a soft saddle, just like an arm-chair ye straddled on, only without arms.
For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Lewis Hough 1899
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The dromedary is a swifter animal than the baggage-camel, and is used chiefly for riding purposes; it is merely a finer breed than the other.
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The trot of the dromedary is a pace terribly disagreeable to the rider, until he becomes a little accustomed to it; but after the first half-hour
Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East Alexander William Kinglake 1850
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The difference between a camel and a dromedary is the difference between a hack and a thorough-bred horse.
Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity Benjamin Disraeli 1842
lampbane commented on the word dromedary
Remember kids, a 'D' has one hump in it, just like a dromedary!
December 20, 2006
valse commented on the word dromedary
That is incredibly helpful.
May 18, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word dromedary
A class full of second graders will be thanking you on Monday. :)
May 19, 2007
npydyuan commented on the word dromedary
This reminds me of davenport.
September 17, 2007
sionnach commented on the word dromedary
The Dromedary is a cheerful bird:
I cannot say the same about the Kurd.
(Hilaire Belloc)
January 1, 2008