n. 单峰骆驼

[医] 单峰骆驼

[ noun ]
one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
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Dromedary \Drom"e*da*ry\ (dr[u^]m"[-e]*d[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
{Dromedaries} (-r[i^]z). [F. dromadaire, LL. dromedarius, fr.
L. dromas (sc. camelus), fr. Gr. droma`s running, from
dramei^n, used as aor. of tre`chein to run; cf. Skr. dram to
run.] (Zo["o]l.)
The Arabian camel ({Camelus dromedarius}), having one hump or
protuberance on the back, in distinction from the {Bactrian
camel}, which has two humps.

Note: In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the
better breeds of this species of camel. See {Deloul}.