camel

One entry found for camel.

Main Entry: cam·el
Pronunciation: 'ka-m&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Anglo-French, from Latin camelus, from Greek kamElos, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew gAmAl camel
1 : either of two large ruminant mammals (genus Camelus) used as draft and saddle animals in desert regions especially of Africa and Asia: a : the one-humped camel (C. dromedarius) extant only as a domestic or feral animal -- called also dromedary b : the 2-humped camel (C. bactrianus syn. C. ferus) of Chinese Turkestan and Mongolia -- called also Bactrian camel
2 : a watertight structure used especially to lift submerged ships
3 : a light yellowish brown
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