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dromedary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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drom·e·da·ry /ˈdrɒmədəri $ ˈdrɑːməderi/ noun (plural dromedaries)  [countable]HBA a camel with one hump on its back 单峰驼
Examples from the Corpus
dromedaryA dromedary, to be precise, the one-humped variety, also known as ships of the desert.I was to behave like a kind of white-skinned rani to whom such things as tightening girths and punishing dromedaries were unthinkable.Everything was in good order, a Rolls-Royce dromedary.
Origin dromedary (1200-1300) Old French dromedaire, from Greek dromas running
drom·e·da·ry nounChineseSyllable
with its camel a back Corpus one hump on


dromedary
dromedary /ˈdrɒmədəri $ ˈdrɑːməderi/ noun (plural dromedaries)
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: dromedaire, from Greek dromas 'running'
[countable] a camel with one hump on its back


drom·ed·aryBrE /ˈdrɒmədəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdrɑːməderi/ 🔊 noun (
plural
drom·ed·aries
)
an animal of the camel family, with only one hump , that lives in desert countries 单峰驼