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Look up: Dromedary

  1. Dromedary
    Drom'e·da·ry (drŭm'e*da*rȳ) noun ; plural Dromedaries . [ French dromadaire , Late Latin dromedarius , from Latin dromas (sc. camelus ), from Greek droma`s running, from dramei...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/124

  2. dromedary
    <zoology> The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two humps. ... In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the better breeds of this species of camel. See Deloul. ... Origin: F. Dromadaire, LL. ...
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  3. Dromedary
    • (n.) The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two humps.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  4. dromedary
    dromedary: see camel.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09126

  5. Dromedary
    A dromedary is a type of Arabian camel, distingushed by having a single hump. The dromedary was originally a native of Arabia, and spread to all of North Africa and Syria. The dromedary is best suited for long journeys, being the lighter, swifter and most enduring of the camel species.
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  6. dromedary
    Click images to enlargeVariety of Arabian camel. The dromedary or one-humped camel has been domesticated since 400 BC. During a long period without water, it can lose up to one-quarter of its body weight without ill effects. The dromedary's long domestication means that its original range is not known. It is u...
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  7. Dromedary
    The `dromedary` ( ) or `Arabian camel` (Camelus dromedarius) is a large even-toed ungulate with one hump on its back. Its native range is unclear, but it was probably the Arabian Peninsula. The domesticated form occurs widely in North Africa and the pages=-->--> the world`s only population of...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromedary

  8. Dromedary
    (band) `Dromedary`, also known as the `Dromedary Quartet`, is an American world music band originally based out of Athens, Georgia but now with members on both coasts. The group formed as a duo consisting of Andrew Reissiger and Rob McMaken playing a variety of instruments from cultures acros...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromedary

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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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