dromedary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++drom·e·da·ry /ˈdrɒmədəri $ ˈdrɑːməderi/ noun (plural dromedaries) [countable]HBA a camel with one hump on its back 单峰驼
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dromedary• A 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
drom‧e‧da‧ry /ˈdrɒmədəri $ ˈdrɑːməderi/
noun (plural dromedaries)
drom‧e‧da‧ry /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
Language: Old French
Origin: dromedaire, from Greek dromas 'running'