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cam⋅el

  [kam-uhl]
–noun
1. either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World. Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
2. a color ranging from yellowish tan to yellowish brown.
3. Also called camel spin. Skating. a spin done in an arabesque position.
4. Nautical.
a. Also called pontoon. a float for lifting a deeply laden vessel sufficiently to allow it to cross an area of shallow water.
b. a float serving as a fender between a vessel and a pier or the like.
c. caisson (def. 3a).
Origin:
bef. 950; ME, OE < L camēlus < Gk kámēlos < Sem; cf. Heb gāmāl

Related forms:
cam⋅el⋅like, adjective
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Word Origin & History

camel 
O.E., from L. camelus, from Gk. kamelos, from Heb. or Phoen. gamal, perhaps related to Ar. jamala "to bear." Another O.E. word for the beast was olfend, apparently were based on confusion of camels with elephants in a place and time when both were known only from travelers' vague descriptions. The Arabian have one hump (the lighter variety is the Dromedary); the Bactrian have two humps.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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