/ ˈkæml; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] an animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, used in desert countries for riding on or for carrying goods
—compare dromedary
2.
[ U ] = camel hair :
a camel coat
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IDIOMS
see straw
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English , from Latin camelus , from Greek kamēlos , of Semitic origin.