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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.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English, Old English < Latin camēlus < Greek kámēlos < Semitic; compare Hebrew gāmāl
before 950; Middle English, Old English < Latin camēlus < Greek kámēlos < Semitic; compare Hebrew gāmāl
Related forms
cam·el·like, adjective
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Word Origin & History
camel
O.E. camel, perhaps via O.N.Fr. camel (O.Fr. chamel, Mod.Fr. chameau), from L. camelus, from Gk. kamelos, from Heb. or Phoen. gamal, perhaps related to Arabic 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
EXPANDwhen both were known only from travelers' vague descriptions. The Arabian have one hump (the lighter variety is the see dromedary); the Bactrian have two.
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