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CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Camelus dromedarius mean?
• CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS (noun)
The noun CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS has 1 sense:
1. one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
Familiarity information: CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Arabian camel; Camelus dromedarius; dromedary
Hypernyms ("Camelus dromedarius" is a kind of...):
camel (cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions)
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