dromedary
/ˈdrɒmɪd(ə)ri
/ /ˈdrʌmɪd(ə)ri/noun (plural dromedaries)
An Arabian camel, especially one of a light and swift breed trained for riding or racing.The finds suggest that the massive dromedary - or single-humped camel - was hunted by prehistoric people, the researchers add....
- They are thought to share a common ancestor with the camels and dromedaries of Africa and Asia.
- One, found in northern Africa and central Asia, consists of the dromedary (one-humped camel) and bactrian camels (two-humped camel).
Origin
Middle English: from Old French dromedaire or late Latin dromedarius (camelus) 'swift camel', based on Greek dromas, dromad- 'runner'.