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Definition of Camelus dromedarius

Camelus dromedarius
Dromedary Drom"e*da*ry (dr[u^]m"[-e]*d[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. Dromedaries. [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.] (Zo["o]l.) The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two humps. Note: In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the better breeds of this species of camel. See Deloul.

Meaning of Camelus dromedarius from wikipedia

- dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), also known as the dromedary camel, Arabian camel and one-humped camel, is a large camel of the genus Camelus with one hump...
- camel (from Latin: camelus and Ancient Gr****: κάμηλος (kamēlos) from Ancient Semitic: gāmāl) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive...
- million years ago. The Bactrian camel shares the genus Camelus with the dromedary (C. dromedarius) and the wild Bactrian camel (C. ferus). The Bactrian...
- domestic camelid hybrid between a Bactrian camel (Camelus bactri****) and dromedary (Camelus dromedarius). It is the offspring of a male Bactrian camel and...
- ****lochi date to the Middle Pleistocene. Camelus ****lochi is one of the largest known species of genus Camelus, being considerably larger than the 3 living...
- animal's health. Wild Bactrian camels (Camelus ferus) appear similar to domesticated Bactrian camels (Camelus bactri****) but the outstanding difference...
- Camelus Bactrian camel, Camelus bactri**** Dromedary, Camelus dromedarius Wild Bactrian camel, Camelus ferus †Syrian camel, Camelus moreliCamelus sivalensis...
- Allen, W R (7 April 1999). "Hybridizing Old and New World camelids: Camelus dromedarius x Lama guanicoe". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological...
- camels are introduced po****tions of dromedary, or one-humped, camel (Camelus dromedarius—from the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian Subcontinent)....
- Amazona guildingii  Saudi Arabia Arabian camel (national animal) Camelus dromedarius  South Africa Springbok (national animal) Antidorcas marsupialis...