dromedary

/drom-i-der-ee, druhm-/US // ˈdrɒm ɪˌdɛr i, ˈdrʌm- //UK // (ˈdrʌmədərɪ, -drɪ, ˈdrɒm-) //

单峰骆驼,单峰驼,单峰岭,单峰塔

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural drom·e·dar·ies.
- : the single-humped camel, Camelus dromedarius, of Arabia and northern Africa.

As dromedaries roam the desert, they munch on plastic bags and other trash that drift into trees and pile up along roadsides.
The arrow-swift horses of a Persian trader slept in one stall; a tall dromedary shook his tether in another.
The dromedary, therefore, occupies an immense tract of land, while the camel is confined to narrow limits.
So saying, he let the grateful sunlight into the Dromedary's innards.
Once, in an early stage of her fearful journey, she was conscious that the dromedary had been urged to its utmost speed.
The snorts and restless motions of the dromedary, straining at its tether, denoted danger.