dromedary
noun
drom·e·dary
ˈdrä-mə-ˌder-ē 
also ˈdrə-,
-ˌde-rē
plural dromedaries
: the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) currently existing only as a domestic or feral animal
… it was only the introduction of the dromedary to North Africa about the second century A.D. that made feasible in terms of costs and risks regular caravan trade from one rim of the Western Sahara to the other.—
Ross E. Dunn
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In this instance, the virus originated in dromedaries, a type of camel.
—Michael T. Osterholm, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
The idea was designed to bring some neighborly joy while hopefully avoiding HOA fines for recipients of the dromedary.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2023
In addition to featuring in pageants and races, historically these single-hump dromedaries have been used for transport across the harsh deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, as well as a source of meat and milk.
—Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2023
The dromedary wasn't real and wasn't in pristine condition.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2023
One of the most colorful examples is heat-shock protein in dromedary camels, which play a role in homeostasis and heat tolerance.
—Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
For thousands of years the Arabian Peninsula has been home to domesticated dromedary camels.
—Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN, 11 July 2022
Ancestors of the dromedary and Bactrian varieties familiar today migrated across the Bering Land Bridge, while predecessors of llamas and alpacas moved to South America.
—Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2022
Some involve familiar names believed to be sources or intermediaries in previous coronavirus outbreaks, such as horseshoe bats, palm civets, dromedary camels and pangolins.
—Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2021
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Michael T. Osterholm, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
The idea was designed to bring some neighborly joy while hopefully avoiding HOA fines for recipients of the dromedary.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2023
In addition to featuring in pageants and races, historically these single-hump dromedaries have been used for transport across the harsh deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, as well as a source of meat and milk.
—Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2023
The dromedary wasn't real and wasn't in pristine condition.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2023
One of the most colorful examples is heat-shock protein in dromedary camels, which play a role in homeostasis and heat tolerance.
—Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
For thousands of years the Arabian Peninsula has been home to domesticated dromedary camels.
—Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN, 11 July 2022
Ancestors of the dromedary and Bactrian varieties familiar today migrated across the Bering Land Bridge, while predecessors of llamas and alpacas moved to South America.
—Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2022
Some involve familiar names believed to be sources or intermediaries in previous coronavirus outbreaks, such as horseshoe bats, palm civets, dromedary camels and pangolins.
—Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2021
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dromedary
noun
drom·e·dary
ˈdräm-ə-ˌder-ē
also ˈdrəm-
plural dromedaries
: the one-humped camel of western Asia and northern Africa
called also Arabian camel
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