dromedary
noun
pl. -·dar·ies an Arabian camel, esp. one trained for fast riding
Origin of dromedary
Middle English dromedarie from Old French dromedaire from Ecclesiastical Late Latin dromedarius (camelus), dromedary (camel) from Classical Latin dromas, dromedary (+ -arius, -ary) from Classical Greek dromas, dromos, a runner, running from dramein, to run from Indo-European an unverified form drem- from base an unverified form dr?-, to run from source Sanskrit drámati, (he) runsdromedary
noun
pl. drom·e·dar·iesA one-humped domesticated camel (Camelus dromedarius), widely used as a beast of burden in desert regions from northern Africa to western Asia. Also called Arabian camel .
Origin of dromedary
Middle English dromedarie from Old French dromedaire from Late Latin dromedārius from Latin dromas dromad- from Greek running
dromedary
Camelus dromedarius
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Origin
From Old French dromadaire, from Late Latin dromedarius (“kind of camel”), from Classical Latin dromas, dromadis, from Ancient Greek δρομάς κάμηλος (dromas kamelos, “running camel”), from δρόμος (dromos, “race course”).
