'Dromedary' definitions:
Definition of 'dromedary'
From: WordNet
noun
One-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: Arabian camel, dromedary, Camelus dromedarius]
Definition of 'Dromedary'
From: GCIDE
- Dromedary \Drom"e*da*ry\ (dr[u^]m"[-e]*d[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. Dromedaries (-r[i^]z). [F. dromadaire, LL. dromedarius, fr. L. dromas (sc. camelus), fr. Gr. droma`s running, from dramei^n, used as aor. of tre`chein to run; cf. Skr. dram to run.] (Zool.) The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the {Bactrian camel}, which has two humps. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the better breeds of this species of camel. See Deloul. Dromond
Definition of 'Dromedary'
From: Easton
- Dromedary (Isa. 60:6), an African or Arabian species of camel having only one hump, while the Bactrian camel has two. It is distinguished from the camel only as a trained saddle-horse is distinguished from a cart-horse. It is remarkable for its speed (Jer. 2:23). Camels are frequently spoken of in partriarchal times (Gen. 12:16; 24:10; 30:43; 31:17, etc.). They were used for carrying burdens (Gen. 37:25; Judg. 6:5), and for riding (Gen. 24:64). The hair of the camel falls off of itself in spring, and is woven into coarse cloths and garments (Matt. 3:4). (See CAMEL.)
Synonyms of 'dromedary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antelope,
- ass,
- beast of burden,
- buck,
- camel,
- camelopard,
- Cape elk,
- caribou,
- deer,
- deerlet,
- doe,
- draft animal,
- eland,
- elephant,
- elk,
- fallow deer,
- fawn,
- gazelle,
- giraffe,
- gnu,
- hart,
- hartebeest,
- hind,
- horse,
- husky,
- kaama,
- llama,
- malamute,
- moose,
- mule,
- mule deer,
- musk deer,
- okapi,
- ox,
- pack horse,
- red deer,
- reindeer,
- roe,
- roe deer,
- roebuck,
- Siberian husky,
- sledge dog,
- springbok,
- stag,
- sumpter,
- sumpter horse,
- sumpter mule,
- Virginia deer,
- wildebeest