dromedary


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dromedary /ˈdrɒmɪd(ə)ri/
noun (pl. dromedaries) an Arabian camel (with one hump), especially one of a breed trained for riding or racing.
– origin ME: from OFr. dromedaire or late L. dromedarius (camelus) ‘swift camel’, based on Gk dromas, dromad- ‘runner’.
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