dromedary
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dromedary¹
- /ˈdɹɒmɪdəɹi/ UK
- /ˈdrʌ-/ UK
- /-mə-/ UK
- /-dɹi/ UK
- /ˈdɹɑməˌdɛɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From 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”).
noun dromedaries · dromedarie
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The single-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius).
The duke in his schelde and dreches no lengere, / Drawes hym a dromedarie, with dredfulle knyghtez; […]
Similar: Arabian camel, dromedarian, dromedary camel, Somali camel
- Any swift riding camel. [T]hou art like a ſwift dromedarie, that runneth by his wayes.
- Referring to a biphasic clinical course of poliomyelitis, typically occurring in children, characterized by a minor illness, followed by an asymptomatic period of several days before the onset of a major illness involving the central nervous system. The untreated cases have been arranged in three groups according to the clinical course. The first group, called the dromedary group, shows the curious phenomenon of two different periods of illness with an interval of well-being. […] Because of the two distinct groups or humps of symptoms, the anal
Dromedary²
proper noun
- A locality in Brighton council area and the Southern Midlands council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
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noun single-humped camel
| Español | dromedario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 단봉낙타 danbongnakta |
| 日本語 | ヒトコブラクダ hitokobu rakuda, 一瘤駱駝 hitokobu rakuda |
| 中文 | 單峰駝 /单峰驼 dānfēngtuó, 單峰駱駝 /单峰骆驼 dānfēng luòtuo |
| हिन्दी | ऊँट ū̃ṭ, सांडनी sāṇḍnī |
| Português | dromedário |
| Français | dromadaire |
| Deutsch | Dromedar |
| Italiano | dromedario |
| Ελληνικά | δρομάς dromás |
| Română | dromader |
| Русский | одного́рбый верблю́д odnogórbyj verbljúd, дромаде́р dromadér, дромеда́р dromedár, верблю́д verbljúd |
| Tiếng Việt | lạc đà một bướu, lạc đà Ả Rập |
| עברית | אֲחַשְׁתְּרָן aḥshatrán |
Talk about this word "dromedary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dromedary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dromedary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dromedary "dromedary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dromedary.Cite this
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