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Came
-- camel --
Camel bird
Camel locust
camel racing
camel's hair
Camel's thorn
Camel's-hair pencil
Camel's-hair shawl
Camel-backed
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cam´el
Pronunciation:
k
n.
1.
(Zool.)
A
large
ruminant
used
in
Asia
and
Africa
for
carrying
burdens
and
for
riding
.
The
camel
is
remarkable
for
its
ability
to
go
a
long
time
without
drinking
.
Its
hoofs
are
small
,
and
situated
at
the
extremities
of
the
toes
,
and
the
weight
of
the
animal
rests
on
the
callous
.
The
dromedary
(
Camelus
dromedarius
)
has
one
bunch
on
the
back
,
while
the
Bactrian
camel
(
Camelus
Bactrianus
)
has
two
.
The
llama
,
alpaca
,
and
vicuña,
of
South
America
,
belong
to
a
related
genus
(
Auchenia
).
2.
(Naut.)
A
water-tight
structure
(
as
a
large
box
or
boxes
)
used
to
assist
a
vessel
in
passing
over
a
shoal
or
bar
or
in
navigating
shallow
water
.
By
admitting
water
,
the
camel
or
camels
may
be
sunk
and
attached
beneath
or
at
the
sides
of
a
vessel
,
and
when
the
water
is
pumped
out
the
vessel
is
lifted
.
Camel bird
(Zool.)
the
ostrich
.
Camel locust
(Zool.)
the
mantis
.
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
.
Noun
1.
camel
-
cud-chewing
mammal
used
as
a
draft
or
saddle
animal
in
desert
regions
To
see
a
camel
in
your
dream
,
denotes
that
you
need
to
be
more
conservative
;
you
are
carrying
too
many
problems
on
your
shoulders
.
You
tend
to
hold
on
and
cling
on
to
your
emotions
instead
of
expressing
and
releasing
them
.
You
need
to
learn
to
forgive
and
forget
.
Alternatively
,
it
represents
you
potential
for
handling
big
problems
,
responsibilities
,
and
burdens
.
Cape
elk
,
Siberian
husky
,
Virginia
deer
,
antelope
,
ass
,
beast
of
burden
,
buck
,
camelopard
,
caribou
,
deer
,
deerlet
,
doe
,
draft
animal
,
dromedary
,
eland
,
elephant
,
elk
,
fallow
deer
,
fawn
,
gazelle
,
giraffe
,
gnu
,
hart
,
hartebeest
,
hind
,
horse
,
husky
,
kaama
,
llama
,
malamute
,
moose
,
mule
,
mule
deer
,
musk
deer
,
okapi
,
ox
,
pack
horse
,
red
deer
,
reindeer
,
roe
,
roe
deer
,
roebuck
,
sledge
dog
,
springbok
,
stag
,
sumpter
,
sumpter
horse
,
sumpter
mule
,
wildebeest
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