Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dromedaries"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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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