n.
Pronunciation: ' ka-m ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Anglo-French, from Latin camelus, from Greek kam ē los, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew g ā m ā l camel
Date: before 12th century
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
camel