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cam·el
(kăm′əl)n.
1. Either of two chiefly domesticated ruminant mammals of the genus Camelus, the Bactrian camel or the dromedary, having a humped back and long neck, and used in northern Africa, the Middle East, and Asia as a beast of burden and a source of wool, milk, and meat.
2. A device used to raise sunken objects, consisting of a hollow structure that is submerged, attached tightly to the object, and pumped free of water. Also called caisson.
3. Sports A spin in figure skating that is performed in an arabesque or modified arabesque position.
4. A tan or yellowish brown.
[Middle English, from Old English and from Anglo-Norman cameil, both from Latin camēlus, from Greek kamēlos, of Semitic origin; see gml in Semitic roots.]
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camel
(ˈkæməl)n
1. (Animals) either of two cud-chewing artiodactyl mammals of the genus Camelus: family Camelidae. They are adapted for surviving long periods without food or water in desert regions, esp by using humps on the back for storing fat. See Arabian camel, Bactrian camel
2. (General Engineering) a float attached to a vessel to increase its buoyancy. See also caisson3
3. (Nautical Terms) a raft or float used as a fender between a vessel and a wharf
4. (Colours)
a. a fawn colour
b. (as adjective): a camel dress.
[Old English, from Latin camēlus, from Greek kamēlos, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic jamal]
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cam•el
(ˈkæm əl)n.
1. either of two large, humped ruminants of the genus Camelus, of the Old World. Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
2. a color ranging from yellowish tan to yellowish brown.
3. a spin in skating done in an arabesque position.
4. a float for increasing the buoyancy of a laden vessel.
[before 950; Middle English, Old English < Latin camēlus < Greek kámēlos < Semitic; compare Hebrew gāmāl]
cam′el•like`, adj.
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Noun | 1. | camel - cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot Camelus, genus Camelus - type genus of the Camelidae: camels Arabian camel, Camelus dromedarius, dromedary - one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus - two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia |
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Translations
камила
velbloud
kamel
kamelo
kaamel
شتر
kameli
devakamila
teve
unta
úlfaldiúlfaldi: drómedari ; kameldÿr
ラクダ駱駝
낙타
camelacamelus
kupranugaris
kamielis
cămilă
ťavadromedár
kamelavelblod
kameldromedar
ngamia
อูฐ
devehecin
верблюд
con lạc đàlạc đà
camel
[ˈkæməl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
camel
[ˈkæməl] n → chameau mcamel hair camel's hair [ˈkæməlz] modif [brush, coat] → en poil de chameauCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
camel
(ˈkӕməl) noun a desert animal with one (dromedary (ˈdromədəri) ) or two (bactrian (camel) (ˈbӕktriən) ) humps on its back, used for carrying goods and/or people.
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camel
→ جَمَل velbloud kamel Kamel καμήλα camello kameli chameau deva cammello ラクダ 낙타 kameel kamel wielbłąd camelo верблюд kamel อูฐ deve con lạc đà 骆驼Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009