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camel

cam.el \'kam-*l\ n [ME, fr. OE & ONF, fr. L camelus, fr. Gk kame-los, of 
   Sem origin]; akin to Heb & Phoenician ga-ma-l camel 1: either of two large 
   ruminant mammals used as draft and saddle animals in  desert regions esp. 
   of Africa and Asia : 1a: the Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) with a 
   single large hump  on the back 1b: the Bactrian camel (C. bactrianus) with 
   two humps  2: a watertight structure used esp. to lift submerged ships