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My mom once lost track of me at the zoo and when she found me I was lecturing a man about the difference between dromedary and Bactrian camels. I was about 3 1/2.
Patrick Rothfuss

Meaning of "dromedary" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DROMEDARY

From Late Latin dromedārius ( camēlus), from Greek dromas running.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DROMEDARY

dromedary  [ˈdrʌmədərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DROMEDARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dromedary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DROMEDARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dromedary

Dromedary

The dromedary, also called the Arabian camel or the Indian camel, is a large, even-toed ungulate with one hump on its back. First described by Aristotle, the dromedary was given its binomial name by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The dromedary is the next largest member of the camel family after the Bactrian camel. The oldest known ancestor of the dromedary is the Protylopus. Males are 1.8–2 m tall and females are 1.7–1.9 m tall. Males range from 400–600 kg, while females weigh 300–540 kg. They vary in colour from a light beige to dark brown. The notable hump, measuring 20 cm high, is composed of fat bound together by fibrous tissue. Their diet includes foliage and desert vegetation, like thorny plants which their extremely tough mouths allow them to eat. These camels are active in the day, and rest together in groups. Led by a dominant male, each herd consists of about 20 individuals. Some males form bachelor groups. Dromedaries show no signs of territoriality, as herds often merge during calamities. Predators in the wild include wolves, lions, and tigers.

Definition of dromedary in the English dictionary

The definition of dromedary in the dictionary is a type of Arabian camel bred for racing and riding, having a single hump and long slender legs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DROMEDARY


bindery
ˈbaɪndərɪ
boundary
ˈbaʊndərɪ
broidery
ˈbrɔɪdərɪ
camaraderie
ˌkæməˈrɑːdərɪ
cidery
ˈsaɪdərɪ
Eddery
ˈɛdərɪ
embroidery
ɪmˈbrɔɪdərɪ
hebdomadary
hɛbˈdɒmədərɪ
jadery
ˈdʒeɪdərɪ
lampadary
ˈlæmpədərɪ
lapidary
ˈlæpɪdərɪ
legendary
ˈlɛdʒəndərɪ
postsecondary
ˌpəʊstˈsɛkəndərɪ
powdery
ˈpaʊdərɪ
prebendary
ˈprɛbəndərɪ
prudery
ˈpruːdərɪ
secondary
ˈsɛkəndərɪ
solidary
ˈsɒlɪdərɪ
spidery
ˈspaɪdərɪ
thundery
ˈθʌndərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DROMEDARY

droit de suite
droit du seigneur
drole
droll
drolleries
drollery
drollish
drollness
drolly
dromedaries
dromic
dromon
dromond
dromophobia
dromos
drone
drone aircraft
droner
drongo
drongo shrike

WORDS THAT END LIKE DROMEDARY

cedary
cheddary
feodary
feudary
K/T boundary
maxillipedary
quandary
referendary
semi-legendary
subahdary
the secondary
zemindary

Synonyms and antonyms of dromedary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dromedary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DROMEDARY

Find out the translation of dromedary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dromedary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dromedary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单峰骆驼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dromedario
570 millions of speakers

English

dromedary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साँड़नी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجمل العربي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

верблюд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dromedário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক কুঁজওয়ালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dromadaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dromedary
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dromedar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒトコブラクダ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단봉 낙타
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dromedary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con lạc đà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒற்றை திமில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिसारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tek hörgüçlü deve
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dromedario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dromader
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

верблюд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dromader
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καμήλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dromedaris
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dromedar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dromedar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dromedary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DROMEDARY»

The term «dromedary» is normally little used and occupies the 114.991 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DROMEDARY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dromedary

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QUOTES WITH «DROMEDARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dromedary.
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Patrick Rothfuss
My mom once lost track of me at the zoo and when she found me I was lecturing a man about the difference between dromedary and Bactrian camels. I was about 3 1/2.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DROMEDARY»

Discover the use of dromedary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dromedary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dromedary Cook Book
The recipes contained in this volume showcase a variety of dried fruit and were selected from a prize contest held by The Hills Brothers Company in 1910.
The Hills Brothers Company, 2007
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Anatomy of the dromedary
The dromedary is a prime source of livelihood of the peoples of North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, and may indeed be the main souce of protein in these areas by the year 2000.
Malie Marie Sophie Smuts, Abraham Johannes Bezuidenhout, 1987
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Differential Diagnosis in Ultrasound: A Teaching Atlas
Hypoechoic or Isoechoic Structure — ▻ Dromedary Hump, Fetal Lobulation ▻ Abscess *. Hemorrhagic Cyst ▻ Fresh Renal Infarct ▻ Hematoma * Renal Cell Carcinoma Urothelial Carcinoma * Malignant Lymphoma ▻ Metastasis ...
Werner O. Schmidt, Guenter Schmidt, Asim Kurjak, 2005
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LIFE
\sF€Clv€ a colorful, flavorful holiday salad— with Dromedary whole Dates. Begin with a crisp bed of your favorite salad greens. Add thin-sliced, chilled fruit. Top with Dromedary whole Dates stuffed with cream cheese. Mmm! Good! 3. LsFCCtttf ...
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LIFE
OR STUFF your Dromedary Dates. Use cream cheese, coconut, peanut butter, nut meats. Roll some in sugar. Jiffy-quick, thrifty, and everyone loves 'em! (Good hostess gift idea!) SERVE FESTIVE SALAD: Plump Dromedary's, cheese-filled, ...
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How to Draw African Animals
Dromedary Camel There are two kinds of camels. Dromedary camels live in North Africa. They have one hump. Bactrian camels are found in Asia. They have two humps. African dromedaries are about 6.6 feet (2 m) high at the shoulders.
Justin Lee, 2002
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LIFE
KsftfCltC a colorful, flavorful holiday salad— with Dromedary whole Dates. Begin with a crisp bed of your favorite salad greens. Add thin-sliced, chilled fruit. Top with Dromedary whole Dates stuffed with cream cheese. Mmm! Good! 3, Ky^€ 6ltC ...
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Animal Production and Animal Science Worldwide
Khatir et al. (2005) studied the development competence and pregnancy rate of in vitro-produced dromedary embryos in two culture systems viz. semi defined modified medium (mKSOMaa) and co-culture using camel epithelial oviduct cells.
A. Rosati, A. Tewolde, C. Mosconi, 2007
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Dromadaires et chameaux, animaux laitiers: actes du ...
A new system has been suggested for the classification of the dromedary camels into dairy, meat, dual-purpose and race camels. Dairy camel breed include Fakhreya and Sirtawi in Libya, Oulad Sidi Al-Sheikh in Algeria, and Shallageea ...
Pascal Bonnet, 1998
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Airpower: Theory and Practice
The report hedged its answer, offering that Skybolt development and testing should continue to 'gain experience' with perhaps employment in a new manned aircraft designed for stand-off missilelaunching which it called Dromedary.72 A ...
John Gooch, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DROMEDARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dromedary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bactrian Camel Born at Blank Park Zoo
Blank Park Zoo also has a Dromedary camel (a one-hump camel) ride in the center of the Zoo. Zoo officials wouldn't reveal if the camel ... «whotv.com, Jul 15»
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Thomas Jefferson Built This Country On Mastodons
... with the elephant, the rhinoceros, the hippopotamus, the dromedary, the camelopard [giraffe], the buffalo, the lion, the tiger, &c,” he wrote. «Atlas Obscura, Jul 15»
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'Nigeria Must Act to Prevent Mers'
It is believed that humans can be infected through direct or indirect contact with infected dromedary camels in the Middle East. Strains of MERS ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Camels Can't Get Enough of Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo!
Bactrian camels have two humps while Dromedary camels have one hump. (Toby and Goliath are Dromedary camels.) The name camel comes ... «CT News, Jun 15»
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Cherokee Trace: Go on safari in East Texas
Along the miles of road through the savannas and hills, you will see species such as Axis deer, which are native to India, Dromedary Arabian ... «KLTV, Jun 15»
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Medical matters: Why is Mers spreading so quickly in South Korea?
... source of the virus is not entirely clear, it is thought that Mers-CoV is transmitted to humans through contact with infected dromedary camels. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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Raising alpacas fun for Campbells
The camels most people are familiar with are the ones with humps: the dromedary of Northern Africa, Middle East and Southern Asia and the ... «Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, Jun 15»
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A Safari Close to Home: Lazy L. Safari Park
And no worries, the Red Deer, Dromedary Camel, Ibex Goat and more are far from shy. They are just as excited to see guests as visitors are to ... «SEMO Times, Jun 15»
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Assessing the Threat of MERS
Their article describes MERS as a viral respiratory illness novel to humans and a zoonotic disease, "with dromedary camels the likely animal ... «Occupational Health and Safety, Jun 15»
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Pigs will fly, around the track that is, at Stars and Stripes Festival
Also traveling with Whispering Pines Mobile Zoo are Gunther and Gia, two dromedary camels that will be saddled up for the weekend in case ... «The Macomb Daily, Jun 15»

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