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dromedary

drom.e.dary \'dra:m-*-.der-e- also 'dr*m-\ n or drom.e.dar.ies [ME 
   dromedarie, fr. MF dromedaire, fr. LL dromedarius, fr. L] pl dromad-, 
   dromas, fr. Gk, running; akin to Gk dramein to run, dromos racecourse, OE 
   treppan to tread 1: a camel of unusual speed bred and trained esp. for 
   riding  2: the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) of western Asia and 
   nor thern Africa