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Definition of camel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

camel

noun
 
/ˈkæml/
 
/ˈkæml/
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  1. [countable] an animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, used in desert countries for riding on or for carrying goods compare dromedaryTopics Animalsb1
  2. [uncountable]
    (also camel hair)
    a type of thick soft pale brown cloth made from camel's hair or a mixture of camel's hair and wool, used especially for making coats
    • a camel coat
    3. Word OriginOld English, from Latin camelus, from Greek kamēlos, of Semitic origin.
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the last/final straw | the straw that breaks the camel’s back
  1. the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer
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