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Definition of Dromedaries

Dromedaries
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.

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- the first time. In Libya, dromedaries were used for transport and their milk and meat constituted the local diet. Dromedaries were also shipped from south-western...
- Dromedary is a species of camel. Dromedary may also refer to: Dromedary Glacier Dromedary, Queensland Dromedary, Tasmania Mount Dromedary, a mountain...
- approximately 14 million camels alive as of 2010[update], with 90% being dromedaries. Dromedaries alive today are domesticated animals (mostly living in the Horn...
- letter of the first word. Similarly, lower camel case (also known as dromedary case) requires an initial lowercase letter. Some people and organizations...
- goats North Africa and Middle East – dromedaries, horses, donkeys, mules, oxen Oceania – donkeys, horses, dromedaries, mules, oxen South America – llamas...
- A hydration pack or drink bag is a type of hydration system built as a backpack or waistpack containing a reservoir or "bladder" commonly made of rubber...
- Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dromedary, after the dromedary: HMS Dromedary (1777) was a 30-gun storeship, formerly the British...
- joined from the west by Foster Glacier and then by Reneger Glacier, below Dromedary Glacier. It continues northeast past Lake Lake Morning to the south and...
- Gulaga, dual-named as Mount Dromedary and also referred to as Mount Gulaga, is a mountain located in the south coast region of New South Wales, Australia...
- terrain. It is noted that dromedaries were used less often than bactrians, though the title "Dromedarii" may imply that dromedaries were used more often....