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camel [noun] (ANIMAL)

a large animal with a long neck, that lives in the desert and has one or two humps (= large raised areas of flesh) on its back

US

/ˈkæm.əl/

UK

/ˈkæm.əl/

Example:

camel hair

Oxford Essential Dictionary

camel

noun
a large animal with one or two round parts (called humps) on its back. Camels carry people and things in hot dry places.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Camel

Camel BrE AmE trademark
a type of cigarette made in the US, with a picture of a ↑camel on the packet

camel

cam‧el /ˈkæməl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 900-1000; Language: Latin; Origin: camelus, from Greek kamelos, from a Semitic language]

a large desert animal with a long neck and either one or two ↑humps (=large raised parts) on its back

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

camel

camel [camel camels] [ˈkæml] [ˈkæml] noun
1. countable an animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, used in desert countries for riding on or for carrying goods

compare dromedary

2. uncountable = camel hair
• a camel coat
see the straw that breaks/broke the camel's back at straw
Word Origin:

Old English, from Latin camelus, from Greek kamēlos, of Semitic origin.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

camel

camel (CLOTH) /ˈkæm.^əl/
noun [U] (ALSO camel hair)
a soft, pale brown woollen cloth used to make coats

camel (ANIMAL) /ˈkæm.^əl/
noun [C]
a large animal with a long neck, that lives in the desert and has one or two humps (= large raised areas of flesh) on its back
See also dromedary.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

camel

[kæ̱m(ə)l]
camels
N-COUNT
A camel is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people. Camels have long necks and one or two lumps on their backs called humps.
the straw that broke the camel's back → see straw

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

camel

cam·el /ˈkæməl/ noun, pl -els [count] : a large animal of Africa and Asia that has a long neck and one or two large humps on its back and that is often used for desert travel
the straw that breaks the camel's back
- see straw

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