Dromedary

4 definitions found

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dromedary
       n : one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and
           southwestern Asia [syn: {Arabian camel}, {Camelus
           dromedarius}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "dromedary":
     Cape elk, Siberian husky, Virginia deer, antelope, ass,
     beast of burden, buck, camel, camelopard, caribou, deer, deerlet,
     doe, draft animal, eland, elephant, elk, fallow deer, fawn,
     gazelle, giraffe, gnu, hart, hartebeest, hind, horse, husky, kaama,
     llama, malamute, moose, mule, mule deer, musk deer, okapi, ox,
     pack horse, red deer, reindeer, roe, roe deer, roebuck, sledge dog,
     springbok, stag, sumpter, sumpter horse, sumpter mule,
     wildebeest
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Dromedary
     (Isa. 60:6), an African or Arabian species of camel having only
     one hump, while the Bactrian camel has two. It is distinguished
     from the camel only as a trained saddle-horse is distinguished
     from a cart-horse. It is remarkable for its speed (Jer. 2:23).
     Camels are frequently spoken of in partriarchal times (Gen.
     12:16; 24:10; 30:43; 31:17, etc.). They were used for carrying
     burdens (Gen. 37:25; Judg. 6:5), and for riding (Gen. 24:64).
     The hair of the camel falls off of itself in spring, and is
     woven into coarse cloths and garments (Matt. 3:4). (See {CAMEL}.)