■ noun
1》 a large, long-necked, mainly domesticated ungulate mammal of arid country, with long slender legs, broad cushioned feet, and either one or two humps on the back. [ Camelus dromedarius ( Arabian ~ , N. Africa and SW Asia, with one hump) and C. ferus ( Bactrian ~ , central Asia, two humps).]
2》 a fabric made from ~ hair.
3》 an apparatus for raising a sunken ship, consisting of one or more watertight chests to provide buoyancy.
Origin
OE, from L. ~us , from Gk kamēlos , of Semitic origin.