camel : Idioms & Phrases

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arabian camel

  • noun one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
    dromedary; Camelus dromedarius.
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Bactrian camel

  • noun two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia
    Camelus bactrianus.
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  • the two-humped camel.
Webster 1913

Camel bird

  • (Zoöl.), the ostrich.
Webster 1913

Camel locust

  • (Zoöl.), the mantis.
Webster 1913

camel racing

  • noun the sport of racing camels
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camel's hair

  • noun a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel
    camelhair.
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Camel's thorn

  • (Bot.), a low, leguminous shrub (Alhagi maurorum) of the Arabian desert, from which exudes a sweetish gum, which is one of the substances called manna.
Webster 1913