Dromedaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.] (Zool.)
     The Arabian camel ({Camelus dromedarius}), having one hump or


     protuberance on the back, in distinction from the {Bactrian
     camel}, which has two humps.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the
           better breeds of this species of camel. See {Deloul}.
           Dromond