dromedary

Meaning

1. The single-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius).
2. Any swift riding camel.
3. (attributive, dated) Referring to a biphasic clinical course of poliomyelitis, typically occurring in children, characterized by a minor illness, followed by an asymptomatic period of several days before the onset of a major illness involving the central nervous system.

Synonyms

camel

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Arabian camel

Camelus dromedarius

single-hump camel

dromedary camel

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one-hump camel

single-humped camel

Translations

dromadaire

Dromedar

dromedario

dromedario

dromedari

dromedário

dromedaris

hecin

δρομάδα

δρομάς

dromadari

Camelus dromedarius

chameau

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɹɒmɪdəɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: dromedari

In summary

From Middle English dromedari, dromedarie (“dromedary; any camel”) [and other forms], from Old French dromedaire, from Late Latin dromedārius (“kind of camel”), from Latin *dromadārius, from dromas, dromadis (“dromedary”) + -ārius (suffix forming nouns denoting agents of use). Dromas and dromadis are derived from Ancient Greek δρομᾰ́ς (dromắs, “running; dromedary”), an ellipsis of δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”), from δρόμος (drómos, “race, running; race course, track”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *drem- (“to run”).