Meaning
3 sensesThe single-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius).
Dromedar
одного́рбый верблю́дodnogórbyj verbljúd, дромаде́рdromadér, дромеда́рdromedár
дромаде́рdromadér, одного́рбий верблю́дodnohórbyj verbljúd
one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
Any swift riding camel.
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Examples
9 sentencesThe dromedary isn't aware of its hump.
A dromedary has one hump, but a bactrian camel has two humps.
deEin Dromedar hat einen Höcker, aber ein Trampeltier hat zwei Höcker.
Dromedaries have one hump on their backs.
Dromedaries have one dorsal hump.
It is not difficult to distinguish camels from dromedaries, for while the dromedary has only one hump, the camel has two.
deEs ist nicht schwer, Kamele von Dromedaren zu unterscheiden, denn während das Dromedar nur einen einzigen Höcker hat, besitzt das Kamel deren zwei.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dromedari, dromedarie (“dromedary; any camel”) [and other forms], fromFrom Middle English dromedari, dromedarie (“dromedary; any camel”) [and other forms], from Old French dromedaire, from Late Latin dromedārius (“kind of camel”), from Latin *dromadārius, from dromas, dromadis (“dromedary”) + -ārius (suffix forming nouns denoting agents of use). Dromas and dromadis are derived from Ancient Greek δρομᾰ́ς (dromắs, “running; dromedary”), an ellipsis of δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”), from δρόμος (drómos, “race, running; race course, track”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *drem- (“to run”).
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Forms
plural: dromedariesSynonyms
5 synonyms- one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia:Arabian camelCamelus dromedarius