English-Thai Dictionary

dromedary

N อูฐ ที่ มี หนอก เดียว  ood-ti-me-nok-diao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DROMEDARY

n.[Gr. , perhaps from swiftness, running. ] A species of camel, called also the Arabian camel, with one bunch or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two bunches. It has four callous protuberances on the fore legs, and two on the hind ones. It is a common beast of burden in Egypt, Syria, and the neighboring countries.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DROMEDARY

Drom "e *da *ry, n.; pl. Dromedaries. Etym: [F. dromadaire, LL. dromedarius, fr. L. dromas (sc. camelus ), fr. Gr. dram to run. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dromedary

drom e dar y |ˈdräməˌderē ˈdrɑməˌdɛri | ▶noun ( pl. dromedaries ) an Arabian one-humped camel, esp. one of a light and swift breed trained for riding or racing. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French dromedaire or late Latin dromedarius (camelus )‘swift camel, ’ based on Greek dromas, dromad- ‘runner. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

dromedary

dromedary |ˈdrɒmɪd (ə )ri, ˈdrʌm -| ▶noun ( pl. dromedaries ) an Arabian camel, especially one of a light and swift breed trained for riding or racing. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French dromedaire or late Latin dromedarius (camelus )‘swift camel ’, based on Greek dromas, dromad- ‘runner ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Dromedar

Dro me dar Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Dromed a r auch ˈdroː …|das Dromedar; Genitiv: des Dromedars, Plural: die Dromedare mittelhochdeutsch drome (n )dār < altfranzösisch dromedaire < spätlateinisch dromedarius, zu lateinisch dromas (camelus ) < griechisch dromàs kámelos = Rennkamel einhöckeriges Kamel

 

Spanish Dictionary

dromedario

dromedario nombre masculino Mamífero rumiante de la familia del camello, del cual se diferencia por tener una sola joroba y ser algo más alto; solamente se encuentra domesticado, y es usado para montar o como bestia de carga, en los desiertos del norte de África, Asia y la península arábiga :en el zoológico hay un dromedario .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín dromedarius, derivado del griego dromás, dromádos ‘corredor ’, ‘dromedario ’, derivado a su vez de frameîn ‘correr ’, por emplearse este animal en desplazamientos y viajes. A la misma familia pertenece síndrome (V.).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dromedary

drom e dar y /drɑ́mədèri |drɔ́məd (ə )ri /名詞 複 -ies C 〘動 〙ヒトコブラクダ (Arabian camel ) 〘足の速い乗用ラクダ; アラビア産; →Bactrian camel 〙.