dromedary

Everyday

1. A camel with one hump, found in North Africa, the Middle East and India, and also living wild in central Australia. tree →
2. (old use) A fast camel bred for riding. tree →

In the lessons

In science and geography: dromedaries are adapted to the desert — their hump stores fat (not water), they have wide feet for sand and can go days without drinking. The Bactrian camel has two humps. Memory trick: a capital D lies on its side with one hump; a capital B has two.

Examples

• A dromedary has one hump on its back. tree →
• Dromedaries can walk for days without water. tree →
• Australia has many wild dromedaries in the outback. tree →
• We rode a dromedary at the desert camp. tree →
• The Bactrian camel has two humps, but the dromedary has only one. tree →
• The dromedary's hump is full of fat. tree →
• Let him be bound and placed on a dromedary. tree →

Note

Plural «dromedaries» (y → ies). Myth: the hump does not hold water; it stores fat. Said «DROM-uh-dair-ee» (UK «DROM-uh-dree»).