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KAML/ˈkæml/

A camel is a large desert animal with one hump (dromedary) or two humps (Bactrian). Countable: a camel, camels. A horse has no hump and is for riding on grass or roads; a cow has no hump and lives on a farm. Place: desert, sand. Mix-up: camera (takes photos) — extra ra.

Meaning

A large desert animal with one or two humps on its back.

Examples

• “The camel walked across the sand.”
• “The camel can go a long time without water.”
• “We rode a camel at the farm park.”

Good to know

a camel (hump, desert). Contrast: horse (no hump), cow (farm). Mix-up: camera.

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