dromedary
[ drom-i-der-ee, druhm- ]
/ ˈdrɒm ɪˌdɛr i, ˈdrʌm- /
noun, plural drom·e·dar·ies.
the single-humped camel, Camelus dromedarius, of Arabia and northern Africa.
Compare
Bactrian camel.
Origin of dromedary
1300–50; Middle English
dromedarie, -ary (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin
dromedārius (
camēlus) < Greek
dromad- (stem of
dromás) running + Latin
-ārius
-ary
Words nearby dromedary
droit du seigneur,
droitural,
droke,
droll,
drollery,
dromedary,
dromograph,
dromomania,
dromond,
dromos,
dromotropic
Example sentences from the Web for dromedary
British Dictionary definitions for dromedary
dromedary
/ (ˈdrʌmədərɪ, -drɪ, ˈdrɒm-) /
noun plural -daries
a type of Arabian camel bred for racing and riding, having a single hump and long slender legs
another name for Arabian camel
Word Origin for dromedary
C14: from Late Latin
dromedārius (
camēlus), from Greek
dromas running