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camel
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camel
humped members of the Camelidae family of exotic ruminants.
Arabian camel
called also Camelus dromedarius, or single-humped camel.
bactrian camel
two-humped camel. Called also Camelus bactrianus, dromedary.
camel bush
trichodesmazeylanica.
dromedary camel
one-humped camel. Called also Camelus dromedarius.
camel poison
gyrostemon spp., erythrophleumchlorostachys, trichodesmazeylanica.
single-humped camel
see Arabian camel (above).
camel thorn
acaciaerioloba.
camel thorn
+ molopo moth Acacia erioloba + Gonometa spp.
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I feel humbled, maybe a little scared, and wonder why this assignment to document the world's champion eco-warriors, the desert nomad, and their herds of two-humped Bactrian camels seemed like such a good idea.
How the camel got its hump by Elliot, Lorna / Jack & Jill
One entrepreneur who secured a few of them proposed using them to haul salt from Nevada to California, as had been proposed for the Bactrian camels.
Getting over the hump by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
People don't realise," said Rebecca, "but the wild bactrian camel is one of the most endangered species in the world.
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