DROMEDARY


Meaning of DROMEDARY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' drä-m ə - ˌ der- ē also ' dr ə -, - ˌ de-r ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -dar · ies

Etymology: Middle English dromedarie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin dromedarius, from Latin dromad-, dromas, from Greek, running; akin to Greek dramein to run, dromos racecourse, Sanskrit dramati he runs about

Date: 13th century

: CAMEL 1A

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