Synonyms for camel

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kam-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæm əl

Top 10 synonyms for camel

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Définition of camel

Origin : Old English camel, perhaps via Old North French camel (Old French chamel, Modern French chameau), from Latin camelus, from Greek kamelos, from Hebrew or Phoenician gamal, perhaps related to Arabic jamala "to bear."
Another Old English word for the beast was olfend, apparently 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.

As in beige : noun light brown color
As in ungulate : noun hoofed animal

Example sentences :

There's nothing like sitting still after a windy day on camel back.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

I hadn't been on a camel since I was four, if then, so it was useless to follow.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

There are two kinds of camels—the camel proper and the camel improper.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

And he sold his camel yesterday and bought a bicycle instead.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Behold, your friend the kaimkam is gloomy and impassive as a camel; what can you do?
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

And he repeats the Arabic proverb in broken Arabic, “A drop of pus will disable a camel.”
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

"No, I don't reckon he's a camel, exactly," replied the old man.
Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

The hair of a camel, on an average, will weigh about ten pounds.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 » by Various

The use of the camel to the various peoples of the East is almost incalculable.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 » by Various

It is no use whatever to try to make a camel go against his will.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 » by Various

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