dromedary
noun/ˈdrɒmədəri/
/ˈdrɑːməderi/
(plural dromedaries)
- an animal of the camel family, with only one hump, that lives in desert countriesTopics Animalsc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dromedaire or late Latin dromedarius (camelus) ‘swift camel’, based on Greek dromas, dromad- ‘runner’.
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