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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dromedary \Drom"e*da*ry\ (dr[u^]m"[-e]*d[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl {Dromedaries}. [F. dromadaire LL dromedarius, fr L. dromas (sc. camelus), fr Gr droma`s running, from dramei`n, used as aor. of tre`chein to run; cf Skr. dram to run.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
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